People in modern day Scotland/UK today are meant to feel this collective guilt for something that was done by a small elite centuries ago, it’s kind of hypocritical that modern Africans aren’t expected to feel the same collective guilt that their ancestors sold fellow Africans into slavery. A one-off event this Halloween your guide will shock you to your core. 454 likes. Exactly what is a ‘Merchant City’? You will be required to maintain a social distance throughout the tour. Edinburgh has recently been forced to face up to its involvement. You’ll follow the journey our spirit makes – through mashtun and washbacks to the swan-necks of our copper stills. You’ll discover how we capture every ounce of flavour before we send the spirit to the cask. The nature of the slave produced goods traded through Glasgow was changing. #24 you think that these comments/attitudes are typical of your average Glaswegian? Much of Glasgow's grandest architecture was created off the back of slavery. 'Glasgow should own up to its dark secret' 26 October 2018 Many streets in Glasgow city centre are named after slave-owning plantation owners. If you feel uncomfortable at any point, please inform the tour guide and they will assist you. Councillor David McDonald, Chair of Glasgow Life said: “Miles’ appointment will enable a step change in the way we are able to address the history of slavery and empire in Glasgow. What a lot of woke nonsense and who exactly is going to pay for this ? By Brian Ferguson Friday, 22nd January 2021, 4:18 pm Couple of quid on a packet of rolling baccy! Developed for the Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival the Hidden Stories Map harnesses the power of creative arts and design to communicate uncomfortable truths and has been compiled in collaboration with Stuco Design, the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights and councillor Graham Campbell. Hoskins Architects have authored a digital walking tour of Glasgow which aims to shine a light on the city's historical connections to slavery and racist ideology. The slaves were mostly sold into slavery by their fellow Africans, nobody blames the Africans living in there areas today for their ancestors selling the slaves to the Europeans. The University of Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity: Registration Number SC004401. Visit us and discover why people call Glengoyne Scotland’s most beautiful distillery. Present-day Glasgow and slavery. The World Slavery Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden in support of their fifth album, Powerslave, beginning in Warsaw, Poland on 9 August 1984 … Understanding our history and these ideologies is imperative, as it will help us better understand and question racist ideas that continue to affect people’s lives now. That would fund the museum in a week and be fair as it reminds those smokers the origins of their product. It would be poignant if Glaswegian trades people came together and developed a slavery museum in the Egyptian hall by giving their labour and services for free, so it would be developed by people who were paid nothing just like the slaves. 'If slavery was so bad' - idiot. If you can't get a ticket but wish to be contacted if we add more dates/times or if someone cancels, please fill in this form below: To see tours in all our cities, click here. Links | Stronger tribes attacked weaker ones, killing off the old and sick and selling the left overs as slaves to Europeans, Africans and Arabs. Throughout October they held a Sunday walking tour around Glasgow's city centre and its mercantile past, examining its sinister entanglement with the Transatlantic slave trade. Become a fan and share, © Urban Realm Ltd. | Contact us; Legal. I can just see Big Shuggy the plasterer from Drumchapel giving up his time to build a museum of slavery for free because he feels guilty for the sins of his forefathers. As a … I’m absolutely sure I don’t need “educated” by you Rem. The following link takes you to a short film providing a summary of the tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M53EzlpSy9o&feature=youtu.be @Jim, did you not see that number 5 reckons tradesmen should all chip in and do it for free! 742 reviews. Visit us. No-one says ‘Slave Merchant City’, or ‘Slave produce Merchant City’ so it is important to keep in mind what a ‘Merchant City’ actually was. The average working-class person in Glasgow wasn't responsible for slavery, it was a small ruling class that were responsible for it, you can’t blame everyone today for the actions of a small group hundreds of years ago. Miles Greenwood Glasgow Life. Built by industry and its working class, the city has always been infamous for its drugs and gangs. Advertise | They could sit there with no electricity and share a raw turnip in their peasant clothes and flat caps, misty eyed thinking about who they`ll put in their gulags first. @#18 "Blaming Africans for slavery". Uncomfortable truths - see most of the comments who are obviously highly uncomfortable. We're easy to reach, and only 40 minutes from Glasgow. Numbers of groups will adhere to government guidelines. A walking tour of Glasgow’s merchant city area, highlighting buildings, street names and landmarks related to the city’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade. #6. What a stupid thing to say. Glasgow Life, which manages 11 museum sites, has appointed a curator to focus on the city’s links to the slave trade. I do not see the value in this. From tales of the notorious inmates at the infamous Duke Street Prison to Glasgow's foundations as a city built on the back of slavery, walk in the footsteps of Glasgow's dark side. 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