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woventogetherdundee
Sep 114 min read
Black (and Blackface) Performances on the Dundee Stage 1840-1940
CONTENT WARNING – This article features historical references that use derogatory racial terms which would now be considered offence. ...
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woventogetherdundee
Dec 23, 20238 min read
Jack Johnson and Masonic Controversy in Dundee
On the morning of Friday 13 October 1911, the celebrated American boxer John Arthur Johnson, known as Jack, was initiated as an Entered...
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woventogetherdundee
Jul 29, 20233 min read
From Uganda to Dundee – Charles Kasaja Stokes
Charles Kasaja Stokes was the son of Nanjala Malyamu Magudaleene and Charles Henry Stokes, an Irish missionary-turned-salesman in East...
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woventogetherdundee
Nov 24, 20224 min read
Caribbean Jazz in Dundee
In the 1930s and 40s Dundee was temporarily home to three major names in Caribbean Jazz. The story starts in 1938, when the Palace...
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woventogetherdundee
Nov 24, 20229 min read
Joseph Knight, A Slave - Fact and Fiction
A young boy, whose own name has never been determined, was transported by slave traders from Guinea on the west coast of Africa to...
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woventogetherdundee
Oct 5, 20222 min read
Meet Sharp and Nnenna Ugwuocha at the RCCG House of Praise Dundee
In these exclusive interviews for Woven Together, we meet Sharp Okorie Ugwuocha, engineer and Pastor of RCCG House of Praise Dundee and...
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woventogetherdundee
Jun 29, 20223 min read
The Black Artists’ Model
On 13 November 1931, the Courier & Advertiser published a photo of students at Dundee School of Art (now Duncan of Jordanstone College of...
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woventogetherdundee
Apr 26, 20228 min read
Okhai the Noo! – a Dundee family success story
It was a popular sight in Dundee in the early 1970s - vans painted with the logo “Okhai the Noo are here for you!” That was just the...
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woventogetherdundee
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Personal Stories from Dundee International Women’s Centre
In this special feature two members of Dundee International Women’s Centre (DIWC) share their stories with us. Mariam Niakaté – DIWC...
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woventogetherdundee
Jan 18, 20222 min read
The Miles Tae Dundee
The Miles Tae Dundee was a landmark exhibition exploring the history of immigration to the city, held at the McManus Galleries....
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woventogetherdundee
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Paul Robeson in Dundee
In the 1930s, the singer and activist Paul Robeson was probably the most famous person of colour in the western world. Born in New...
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woventogetherdundee
Dec 8, 20215 min read
Walter Kamba
Dundee should consider it an honour that for over a decade it was home to Walter Kamba. While he is best remembered in his adopted city...
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