Emancipation Acts – an African liberation tour of the ‘Merchant’ City
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Cllr Graham Campbell of African Caribbean Cultures Glasgow conducts three strands ‘Sugar Princes, Cotton Kings and Tobacco Lords’ through the City Centre to explore the neglected history of the contribution of enslaved African Caribbean people to the wealth and development of Glasgow.
Using the information from Dr Stephen Mullen’s 2007 book It Wisnae Us: The Truth about Glasgow And Slavery and excerpts from the 2014 street theatre Emancipation Acts which was written and directed by Alan McKendrick and co-produced by Anne McLaughlin and Graham Campbell through Glasgow Life with Jean Cameron. |
Fridday 2pm, 5pm, 90 mins
Saturday 11am , 2pm, 5pm, 90 mins Saturday 11am , 2pm, 5pm, 90 mins Tour 1 11am ‘Tobacco Lords’ – Starts George Square – (Richard Oswald statue) – Robert Burns statue - Merchants House, Miller St - Virginia Court - Cunninghame’s Mansion (aka the GOMA) – Ramshorn Theatre graveyard – City Halls Booking essential - opens 1st September at 10am Tour 2 2pm ‘Sugar Princes’ starts George Square – (Richard Oswald statue) – Merchants House, Miller St - Virginia Court - Cunninghame’s Mansion (aka the GOMA) – Ramshorn Theatre graveyard – City Halls Booking essential - opens 1st September at 10am Tour 3 5pm ‘Cotton Kings’ starts George Square – (William Gladstone statue) – Merchants House, Miller St - Virginia Court - Cunninghame’s Mansion (aka the GOMA) – Ramshorn Theatre graveyard – City Halls Booking essential - opens 1st September at 10am Accessibility: Limited accessibility - Most of walk is fully accessible without trouble along main roads with pavements. .
Nearest Train/Subway: Queen Street Station Parking: Available in the surrounding streets. |