Black Abolitionists in Scotland, Black History Month 2019

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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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