Black Abolitionists in Scotland, Black History Month 2019
Talk & Film Screening
Thursday 10 October 2019
Professor Bernier, from the University of Edinburgh, will discuss the African American “struggle for liberty” in Scotland by tracing the transatlantic tours of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Josiah Henson, Sarah Parker Remond and FrederickDouglass.
Strike for Freedom: Frederick Douglass in Scotland
There will be a screening of a 20-minute documentary Strike for Freedom: Frederick Douglass in Scotland introduced by the film director and producer, Parisa Urquhart. A Q&A session will follow.
Tickets are available on an affordable sliding scale. All proceeds go to the Fredrick Douglass FamilyInitiatives.
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Written by : Pat Byrne
Publisher of Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End; the community guide to the West End of Glasgow. Fiction and non-fiction writer.
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