EDINBURGH EMPIRE AND SLAVERY WALKING TOUR

The legacy of Scotland’s involvement in the workings of the Empire and the institution of African slavery can still be clearly seen on the streets of our capital city. Profits generated through imperial trade and conquest helped fund the construction of Edinburgh’s majestic New Town and, controversially, monuments which glorify individuals who supported and profited from the exploitative practices of the British Empire still stand today. However, especially by the late eighteenth century, a growing number of Scots were increasingly opposed to multiple aspects of empire including slavery.

On this tour we’ll scratch beneath the surface. How did Scots view empire? How did events in Edinburgh help and hinder the abolition of Slavery in the British Empire? This tour will attempt to answer these questions and many more that you may have. Your guide will be Dr. Gains Murdoch, an experienced walking tour guide and historian whose primary area of research in his PhD was assessing Scottish attitudes to the British Empire in the eighteenth century. This tour is an excellent opportunity to find out more about Edinburgh’s historic connections to empire and slavery.

We appreciate that this tour has very emotive and controversial subject matter, we understand also that some may feel this topic should not be discussed in this manner. For those who feel this way please read a statement outlining my goals and intentions, which you can access below the “book now” button.

When you book this tour with us, 50% of your fee will go to Anti Slavery International, the World’s oldest human rights organisation who are dedicated to combating all forms of slavery which still sadly exist today.

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