Who didn't know about Glasgow's murky past?

[Larry7]

I wrote a just slightly tongue in cheek piece on the ignorance of non-Celtic supporting Glaswegians. I was shocked when Darryl Broadfoot said he knew nothing of the city's slave past:

https://www.celticcentral.co.uk/posts/if-you-know-your-history-of-glasgow/

Have a read if you fancy it.

 

[Lubos left peg]

I wrote a just slightly tongue in cheek piece on the ignorance of non-Celtic supporting Glaswegians. I was shocked when Darryl Broadfoot said he knew nothing of the city's slave past:

https://www.celticcentral.co.uk/posts/if-you-know-your-history-of-glasgow/

Have a read if you fancy it.

Great article.

 

[The Shamrock]

I wrote a just slightly tongue in cheek piece on the ignorance of non-Celtic supporting Glaswegians. I was shocked when Darryl Broadfoot said he knew nothing of the city's slave past:

https://www.celticcentral.co.uk/posts/if-you-know-your-history-of-glasgow/

Have a read if you fancy it.

It's a part of Glasgow history that gets diluted as the years pass. All the local history stuff focuses on the Tobacco Lords and conveniently forgets the slave trade.

 

[bigoodle]

David Hayman presented a series on the Beeb recently discussing this very subject. Very well put together and I'd definitely recommend it.

BBC Scotland - Slavery: Scotland's Hidden Shame

Documentary mini-series exploring Scotland's role in the transatlantic slave trade.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[boab1916]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1273348938066690048

 

[boab1916]

Save Our Statues

 

[michael duffy]

 

[michael duffy]

 

[boab1916]

 

[Millsy]

I wrote a just slightly tongue in cheek piece on the ignorance of non-Celtic supporting Glaswegians. I was shocked when Darryl Broadfoot said he knew nothing of the city's slave past:

https://www.celticcentral.co.uk/posts/if-you-know-your-history-of-glasgow/

Have a read if you fancy it.

It might be my age ( over 21 ) , but I clearly remember being schooled in the strong links that Glasgow's prosperity had with the '' Slave Triangle '' : Money/goods to West Africa , traded for slaves ( often by the tribal chiefs ), across to the Carolinas etc... traded for cotton/sugar/tobacco , then back to the Clyde and Glasgow for the Textiles/Sugar/Tobacco factories industries .

Mind you , it may be that Darryl didn't have the luck that I had to be educated in the East End of Glasgow in the 50's/60/s - he's from Castlemilk , I believe ( the Colonies as far as we were concerned at that time ! )

HH

 

[kelly]

I wrote a just slightly tongue in cheek piece on the ignorance of non-Celtic supporting Glaswegians. I was shocked when Darryl Broadfoot said he knew nothing of the city's slave past:

https://www.celticcentral.co.uk/posts/if-you-know-your-history-of-glasgow/

Have a read if you fancy it.

Not shocked at his denial it's the go to place for folk like him plead ignorance and move on ,,,,he must be the only person in Scotland who dosen't know anything about it