Research and resources on slavery and colonialism
You can find many websites which have research and information about slavery and colonialism from a Scottish, UK and international perspective. For example:
- National Trust for Scotland: Facing Our Past | National Trust for Scotland
- UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery ownership database
- Slave Voyages database
- Historic England, Slavery and the British Country House
- Empire Museum – Scottish museum of empire, slavery, colonialism and migration
Edinburgh
Many of the features included in scope of the Edinburgh Slavery and Colonialism Legacy review are owned or managed by organisations other than the Council. Many of these organisations are either planning to undertake research of their own or have already published relevant information and resources.
You can find information and resources on the websites below:
- UCL Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery, Edinburgh addresses of beneficiaries of compensation following the1833 Slavery Abolition Act Maps | Legacies of British Slavery
- University of Edinburgh, Historic Environment Scotland and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)
- George Watson's College - The Legacy of George Watson
- Lloyds / Bank of Scotland: British Linen Bank - Archives Hub
- Scotland and chattel slavery through the lens of art | National Galleries of Scotland
- NHS Lothian and Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation: Statement on historical links with Atlantic slave trade
- Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1778-1831) National Records of Scotland
- RACE.ED University of Edinburgh: 'In significant respects, Edinburgh was an Indian city': India’s legacy in Edinburgh