Thanks to Mary Bryceland for posting the item
on the new history centre and Scotland and slavery.
We should remember that a lot of excellent work has
been done on Scotland and slavery - as can be seen by Googling Scotland + slave.
There cannot be a researcher into England and slavery and abolition that has not
come across Scots. There's Dundas, the Wedderburns, William
Murray (Earl of Mansfield), the Campbells, etc, etc; even John
Paul Jones.
As we know from last year's in-depth work around
the country there is still an enormous amount more work to be done.
Perhaps BASA members in Scotland and
non-members in Scotland on BASAJISC would begin to think about the added value
of setting up a Scottish BASA branch to further the
work, to seek to influenc the teaching of history in schools, and working
with Palmer and the new Centre.
Sean Creighton
BASA Secretary