As part of the Scottish Black History Month programme in October 2020, the Scottish Graduate Schools of Social Science (SGSSS) and Arts and Humanities (SGSAH) are joining forces to offer a series of ‘Lunchtime talks’ to our Doctoral communities celebrating the history, achievements and contributions of black and minority ethnic people from across and beyond Scotland.
27 Oct: Two 15 minute presentations followed by Q and A with:
Lisa Williams: The Caribbean presence in Edinburgh in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Dr Christine Whyte & Dr Richard Anderson Charles Heddle: An Afro-Scottish trader and the abolition of the slave trade in Sierra Leone
