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Aug 15, 20223 min read

Housing Dundee’s Elderly Chinese

Dundee’s Chinese population began to develop in the 1960s. The first Chinese restaurant in the city opened in 1961 – the Bamboo Chinese...

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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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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, 202210 min read

The Sojourner and the Aristocrat in Antigua Part Two – Sir John Ogilvy

This two-part feature looks at two wealthy men connected to Dundee but linked by their ownership of sugar plantations in Antigua. The...

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Apr 26, 20226 min read

The Sojourner and the Aristocrat in Antigua Part One – Walter Tullideph

This two-part feature looks at two wealthy men connected to Dundee but linked by their ownership of sugar plantations in Antigua. The...

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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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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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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...