Slavery

New research challenges narrative around Robert Burns and Jamaica

A new University of Glasgow study provides the most detailed analysis to date of Robert Burns’s connections with Jamaica and relationship to the Atlantic slavery system.

Protesters over slavery reparations are kept at a distance from King Charles III during his visit to Georgetown, Guyana, last Friday

Protesters over slavery reparations are kept at a distance from King Charles III during his visit to Georgetown, Guyana, last Friday

Let’s name and shame the banks and families who got rich on trafficking slaves

The Sir John Moore monument

The Sir John Moore monument

George Square statue of Army General who upheld slavery to be left without sword

Legacy Museum in Alabama.

Legacy Museum in Alabama.

Historic Alabama slavery exhibition opens in Edinburgh for first time outside the US

James Watt statue in Glasgow's George Square

James Watt statue in Glasgow's George Square

Glasgow City Council

Trail highlighting legacy of slavery and colonialism launched in Glasgow

A new art exhibition exploring Orkney's historical connections to the transatlantic slave trade has gone on display

A new art exhibition exploring Orkney's historical connections to the transatlantic slave trade has gone on display

New exhibition explores Orkney’s links to transatlantic slavery

Gordon Kennedy, moderator of the Church of Scotland, reads the apology.

Gordon Kennedy, moderator of the Church of Scotland, reads the apology.

Church of Scotland

'We are sorry': Church of Scotland apologises for role in racist slave trade

New strike ballot at Edinburgh University in dispute over cuts and job losses.

New strike ballot at Edinburgh University in dispute over cuts and job losses.

Edinburgh University

Edinburgh slave trade memorial at risk of collapse after university pulls plug

The Scots Hotel in Tiberias.

The Scots Hotel in Tiberias.

Church of Scotland

Why is the Church of Scotland debating whether to lease a luxury hotel in Israel?

The Church of Scotland will vote on apologising for its role in the slave trade.

The Church of Scotland will vote on apologising for its role in the slave trade.

Church of Scotland

'Grieved beyond telling': Kirk to vote on apology for historical links to slave trade

A wax prototype of the proposed plaque appears in the planning application.

A wax prototype of the proposed plaque appears in the planning application.

City of Edinburgh Council

Central Edinburgh restaurant to honour anti-slavery campaigner

City of Edinburgh Council awarded £240k to address slavery and colonial past

City of Edinburgh Council awarded £240k to address slavery and colonial past

City of Edinburgh Council

City of Edinburgh Council awarded £240k to address slavery and colonial past

James Watt statue in George Square.

James Watt statue in George Square.

Glasgow City Council

Anger as consultation on Glasgow's links to the slave trade hijacked by racists

New resources on the Teaching Slavery in Scotland website provides teachers with lesson plans, primary sources and informative videos to expand the way that the history of the transatlantic slave trade is taught in schools.

New resources on the Teaching Slavery in Scotland website provides teachers with lesson plans, primary sources and informative videos to expand the way that the history of the transatlantic slave trade is taught in schools.

Slavery project could set a new standard for reform efforts

Anti racist education encourages students to explore difficult questions about how modern society was built and what injustices persist, but questions about its validity are about more than the curriculum.

Anti racist education encourages students to explore difficult questions about how modern society was built and what injustices persist, but questions about its validity are about more than the curriculum.

Backlash to anti-racist education is not a coincidence

The Glasgow — City of Empire exhibition may 'challenge' some people's notions of history

The Glasgow — City of Empire exhibition may 'challenge' some people's notions of history

Kelvingrove Museum and Art Galleries

People in Glasgow 'need to be challenged' about city's links to the slave trade

The Tumbling Lassie will be performed in Glasgow later this month

The Tumbling Lassie will be performed in Glasgow later this month

musical theatre

New musical will tell story of landmark blow against slavery in Scotland

University of Edinburgh profited from slavery and promoted racist pseudoscience

University of Edinburgh profited from slavery and promoted racist pseudoscience

University of Edinburgh

University of Edinburgh profited from slavery and promoted racist pseudoscience

The statue of Sir John Moore in Glasgow's George Square

The statue of Sir John Moore in Glasgow's George Square

Letters: Time Glasgow replaced some of its statues with more deserving men and women

Protesters dragging a stature of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston to Bristol harbourside in 2020

Protesters dragging a stature of merchant and slave trader Edward Colston to Bristol harbourside in 2020

Letters: Working folk here suffered during days of Empire. It's not us who should pay

Keir Starmer has been under pressure to make concessions on reparations for slavery at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa

Keir Starmer has been under pressure to make concessions on reparations for slavery at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa

Letters: Reparations? The world owes plenty to the British Empire

Keir Starmer won't engage on reparations but does Britain have a debt to pay?

Keir Starmer won't engage on reparations but does Britain have a debt to pay?

Keir Starmer won't engage on reparations but does Britain have a debt to pay?

The University of Aberdeen has published an academic report on its historic connections to transatlantic slavery

The University of Aberdeen has published an academic report on its historic connections to transatlantic slavery

Aberdeen University

Aberdeen University publishes report on historic connections to transatlantic slavery

Sheila Atim in the Underground Railroad, which tells the story of Cora Randall, played by Thuso Mbedu, as she flees a Georgia plantation and slavery

Sheila Atim in the Underground Railroad, which tells the story of Cora Randall, played by Thuso Mbedu, as she flees a Georgia plantation and slavery

Academic calls on Scotland to pay 'tens of billions' for role in slave trade

Edinburgh Council replaces controversial 'stolen' Melville monument plaque

Edinburgh Council replaces controversial 'stolen' Melville monument plaque

City of Edinburgh Council

Edinburgh Council replaces controversial 'stolen' Melville Monument plaque

National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland

National Museum of Scotland

SNP ministers baulk at £5m cost for Scottish slavery museum

Edward Tull-Warnock

Edward Tull-Warnock

Edward Tull-Warnock: The black Glasgow dentist who golfed with Rangers icons

Professor Earl Lewis from the University of Michigan is visiting Edinburgh to deliver the Distinguished Fulbright Lecture this week, entitled

Professor Earl Lewis from the University of Michigan is visiting Edinburgh to deliver the Distinguished Fulbright Lecture this week, entitled

"No way forward without dealing with the past": Academic to lecture on racial justice

New book highlights hundreds of sites tying Glasgow to the slave trade

Is written Gaelic uniquely illogical?

Is written Gaelic uniquely illogical?

Letters: Why does written Gaelic have to be so patently absurd?

Cll r Graham Campbell, photographed in the University of Glasgow Library

Cll r Graham Campbell, photographed in the University of Glasgow Library

Students in Glasgow and West Indies embark on world first reparatory justice course

Actor Laurence Fox has been widely condemned for his remarks about journalist Ava Evans

Actor Laurence Fox has been widely condemned for his remarks about journalist Ava Evans

It's not men against women: it's horrible people versus the rest of us

Rishi Sunak has been pushing back on some net zero measures

Rishi Sunak has been pushing back on some net zero measures

Sunak should be in the dock for crimes against us all

This Glasgow statue of Sir Robert Peel, a prime minister whose father had links to the slave trade,

This Glasgow statue of Sir Robert Peel, a prime minister whose father had links to the slave trade,

Calls for Museum of Slavery to recognise Glasgow's role in British Empire

Scotland benefited from the Atlantic slave trade

Scotland benefited from the Atlantic slave trade

Should the UK apologise for its role in the slave trade?

Do enough parents step up to the plate when it comes to preparing their children for education?

Do enough parents step up to the plate when it comes to preparing their children for education?

Stop picking on teachers and put pressure on the parents

This Glasgow statue of Sir Robert Peel, a prime minister whose father had links to the slave trade, was vandalised by protestors in 2020 amid calls for it be removed as part of the continuing debate over Scotland’s history with slavery

This Glasgow statue of Sir Robert Peel, a prime minister whose father had links to the slave trade, was vandalised by protestors in 2020 amid calls for it be removed as part of the continuing debate over Scotland’s history with slavery

Neil Mackay: It's time for Scotland to apologise for its role in slavery

Home Secretary Suella Braverman speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in London earlier this week.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in London earlier this week.

Neil Mackay: This country has a deeply damaged view of our role in slavery

'Adam Smith had in The Wealth of Nations criticised slavery mainly for its inefficiency, which he saw as worse than its inhumanity'

'Adam Smith had in The Wealth of Nations criticised slavery mainly for its inefficiency, which he saw as worse than its inhumanity'

Church of Scotland

Church of Scotland admits historic slavery links with apology recommended

Mary Ann Baxter. Dundee. Picture: University of Dundee

Mary Ann Baxter. Dundee. Picture: University of Dundee

Dundee University

University of Dundee's historical links with slavery explored in new report

Eight city monuments – six of them on George Square – were named in a major academic report as being dedicated to men with links to chattel slavery

Eight city monuments – six of them on George Square – were named in a major academic report as being dedicated to men with links to chattel slavery

David Leask: Glasgow has apologised for slavery. Let’s hope we can avoid a US-style culture war