The Melville Monument And Henry Dundas | Scotland, Slavery And Statues | BBC Scotland
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- The way in which Henry Dundas is remembered on the Melville Monument in Edinburgh has been a heavily debated topic.
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It's crazy how an abolishonist got labeled as pro slavery. Dundas fought to free the slaves. He represented Joseph Knight in court, a slave who attempted to escape his master, and successfully won his freedom. For that alone Dundas should be celebrated.
Wow, the people who are known for altering and/or changing history having a problem with others wanting history to be told accurately!
Totally agree. You can't change the past, but you can change what you tell people about the past, so that it fits your world view, rightly or wrongly. And if it's wrongly, that's how its been since propaganda was invented.
You'd better not come to Toronto, Bobby! We're about to take your ancestor's name off a major street, a major downtown square and two subway stations!!
Learnt a lot about Dundas Street in Dunedin today! Thank you BBC Scotland 💕
For everyone's sake read your history. No true understanding is possible without context. He was a political pragmatist who understood the world of his day. As a lawyer he defended a former slave in a trail that banned slavery in Scotland. He also represented anti-slavery issues for the City of Edinburgh. He understood that ending the slave trade immediately was not possible. It would not pass the House without contingency. It would take time and would need significant use of the Royal Navy to enforce it. And Britain was at war with Revolutionary France.
To blame an individual for the crimes of the ruling class is stupid
Why is it assumed the legislation was going to pass the Parliament if he hadn't changed it? It had failed to pass the House of Commons once before, and was totally blocked by the House of Lords even in the changed wording. It seems to me many people like a simple answer of good or bad, regardless if the issue is more complicated than that. Slavery is of course bad. Abolition is of course 0:45 good. But the roles of individuals are not so easily understood.
Great film
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Professor Tony Martin & Dontell Jackson we thought they were w y t è
The truth must be told. No matter who gets annoyed. Good job!
Black Nationalists hate the truth.