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Category: Black History

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  • Ornate decorations above a doorway. The words "Albert Hall" can faintly be read above the door.

    The Edinburgh Colour Bars

    14 January 2021, Black History, South Asian Heritage
  • A photograph of a man with curly grey hair, wearing an elaborate jacket

    Echoes of Ethiopia: The James Bruce Monument

    04 November 2020, Black History, Heritage
  • An archive photograph of a library

    Another Edinburgh

    29 October 2020, Archives, Black History
  • A close up of Frederick Douglass' bearded face on a mural

    Frederick Douglass: Scotland’s Anti-slavery Agent

    16 October 2020, Black History
  • A bronze statue of a Black woman, dressed in knee-length dress, headscarf and shoes, with her right arm around a boy who cowers at her side

    Where Are the Black Women?

    09 October 2020, Black History
  • An aerial view of Paisley

    From Virginia to Paisley: The Life of Peter Burnet

    01 October 2020, Black History
  • Photo of Edinburgh Castle taken by drone

    The King’s Daughter and the ‘Moorish Lassies’

    16 October 2019, Black History, History
  • Drawing of a young man in the room of a rustic cottage holding a candle in order to read a book

    The Smiddy and the School Teacher

    02 October 2019, Black History, History
  • Engraving of Parliament Square, Edinburgh from 1844

    Edinburgh’s part in the slave trade

    15 November 2018, Black History, History
  • A general view of the Antonine Wall World Heritage Siite. The remains of a wall can be seen within a large ditch covered with grass.

    Africans on the Antonine Wall?

    22 October 2018, Archaeology, Black History, History, World Heritage
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