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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on June 06, 2020, 05:55:08 PM

Title: Campaigners rename Glasgow streets linked to slave owners
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 06, 2020, 05:55:08 PM

Living in the middle of the (Slave) Merchant's City in Glasgow, I have spent a lot of time talking to people about the history
 I think we keep the names but educate and inform. If we change the names, then better changed to people of colour with some connection to the city like Frederick Douglass who spoke here, or McCune Smith who studied here. 


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-52950006

Title: Re: Campaigners rename Glasgow streets linked to slave owners
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 06, 2020, 06:29:08 PM

And renaming streets is something we have done well



https://youtu.be/K3M6EE2Uc6A

Title: Re: Campaigners rename Glasgow streets linked to slave owners
Post by: Sassy on June 07, 2020, 02:11:20 PM

History tells a truth and everything which shows something up should be left as a warning against what others did.

Title: Re: Campaigners rename Glasgow streets linked to slave owners
Post by: Anchorman on June 07, 2020, 02:21:26 PM

AS long as they keep the traffic cone on the Duke of Wellington's head in Georges' square, then, hey, go for it......