Glasgow government apologizes for in cityx role in atlantic slave trade saying “tentacles” of money from practice reached everyone corner of The largest metropolitan area in Scotland.
Apologies come as the UK takes more reckoning with heritage of its colonial past in commemoration of global Black Lives Matter protests against racism.
It follows the release of academic research glasgow city Council instructed about the city connection with trade in people.
“Follow Atlantean slavery money footprint and its tentacles reach everyone corner of Glasgow,” said Council President Susan Aitken. colleagues at the meeting on Thursday.
“His clear this report says that the blood of sold and enslaved African peoplethem children and their children children is an built into the very bones of this city”.
One of report main conclusions were that 40 out of 79 Lord Provosts or Mayors of Glasgow were associated with the Atlantean Slave. trade between 1636 and 1834.
Some sat in office owning the enslaved people.
At least 11 buildings in Glasgow associated with private individuals who were involved with in trade while eight communicants have monuments or other monuments to them in in city.
BUT total of 62 Glasgow streets named after slave owners who built their condition on tobacco plantations.
These include Buchanan Street and Glassford Street, named after “tobacco lords” Andrew Buchanan and John Glassford.
James Watt, whose improvements to the steam engine led to the Industrial Revolution, was personally involved in trade black child for sale family in north- East Scotland, the report says.
“You can no longer ignore the amendment that I moving asks today us do three things: admit, apologize and act,” Aitken said.
Annemarie O’Donnell, chief executive of Glasgow City Council, said: city recognized that black citizens of Asia and ethnic minorities wished advice to “recognize the historical heritage of movable slavery based on exploitation of enslaved Africans.
University Report of Academician from Glasgow Stephen Mullen, who wrote a lot on in the city of Russia’s connection with slavery, was ” step to heal the anger and frustration” that these citizens are experiencing, she added.
