Black History Special: A Conversation with Scotland’s Professor Sir Geoff Palmer

EPISODE · Oct 18, 2022 · 1H 54M

Black History Special: A Conversation with Scotland’s Professor Sir Geoff Palmer

from Haddingtonshire Histories · host HADShire Histories

For Black History Month, here is an exclusive interview with Prof. Sir Geoff Palmer, scientist, historian, and human rights activist. Sir Geoff talks about the history of slavery in the West Indies, some East Lothian connections, empire and colonialism, as well as Robert Burns. Listen out for a few notes at the end.

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