Notable Visitors

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CONTENT WARNING – This article features historical references that use derogatory racial terms which would now be considered offence. ...

woventogetherdundee

Aug 2110 min read

Krishna Menon and the Labour Party in Dundee

The selection of Indian nationalist Krishna Menon as a Dundee Parliamentary Candidate for the Labour Party in 1939 and his rapid...

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...

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...

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...