Anti-Slavery

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Nov 24, 20226 min read

Breaking the Chains – Exploring Dundee’s Connections to Slavery

Breaking the Chains is a new map and walking trail created by Leisure & Culture Dundee and the University of Dundee Museums in...

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May 9, 20227 min read

Frances Wright - Pioneer Campaigner for Human Improvement

Frances Wright (also known as Fanny or Fan) was born at 136 Nethergate, Dundee on 6 September 1795. Before she reached her second...

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Apr 26, 20223 min read

JC Smith - Anti-Slavery Campaigner

“What can I, a free man, do To make you slave a free man too?” John Clark Smith was born in Dundee in 1827. He began his career with the...

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Mar 28, 20225 min read

George Kinloch – Slave Owner and Anti-Slavery Campaigner

The Kinloch family have a strong association with Dundee. George’s fourth great grandfather William was one of a number of Dundee...

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Mar 1, 20225 min read

The Man Who Wasn’t There – E D Morel in the Congo

Several anniversaries of E D Morel’s life are imminent: 2022 is the 100thanniversary of his election as a Dundee Member of Parliament,...

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Jan 24, 20227 min read

The Rev George Gilfillan and Anti-Slavery campaigns in Dundee, 1840-1865

The Rev George Gilfillan (1813-78) was the minister of School Wynd Secession Church in Dundee, part of the United Presbyterian Church...