Scottish history is not so sweet when it comes to slavery

Repeating Islands

[Many thanks to Dale Battistoli for sharing links to this article.] This post about the colonial Scottish presence in Suriname, is a shortened version of an academic article (see links below). David Worthington (Head of the Centre for History at the University of the Highlands and Islands) explores Scottish participation in the slave plantation economy in this Caribbean South American country.

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