Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland and the Caribbean talk on Wed March 15th

From History Scotland (www.historyscotland.com) magazine:

HISTORY SCOTLAND LECTURES
Slaves and Highlanders: Silenced Histories of Scotland and the Caribbean, 15 March

Dr David Alston recovers the voices of enslaved Africans and sheds light on their Highland Scottish enslavers in a series of case histories from the era of colonial slavery in the Caribbean and South America.

The ‘micro-histories’ presented in this talk link:

•     plantations in Jamaica with the Scottish island of Raasay
•     resistance and uprisings in Guyana with the coastal estates of Easter Ross and Inverness-shire
•     a woman born in slavery in Barbados with the schools in Paisley, Glasgow and Liverpool where her children were educated.

Dr Alston outlines the methods available to recover these and other life stories from the silences of history. And he suggests that – on ‘the other side of silence’ – there is a better approach to our difficult and shared past.

About the speaker
Dr David Alston researches the role of Highland Scots in the slave plantations of the Caribbean, especially Guyana, before emancipation in 1834. He was one of the first Scottish historians to draw attention to the prominent role of Scots in the slave trade and the plantation economies of the Caribbean. He is the author of Slaves and Highlanders (EUP, 2021).

Event details
Date: 15 March, 6.30pm - book now
The 45-minute talk takes place on Zoom, followed by a 30-minute Q&A chaired by Dr Allan Kennedy.

How to book
Tickets are £10 each, which includes on-demand access to the event recording for 7 days. Book at https://bit.ly/hsalston

Chris

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