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SUGAR, SLAVES AND HIGH SOCIETY - THE GRANTS OF KILGRASTON

  • Dalhousie Building University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN (map)

This illustrated talk by author Richard Blake tells a story of opportunism, wealth, good fortune and tragedies set against the background of slavery. The Grant family purchased and renovated Kilgraston estate near Perth with funds derived from enslaved labour in Jamaica.

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