Woke council launches 'slavery walking trail' so locals can learn city's 'deeply uncomfortable history'

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Woke council launches 'slavery walking trail' so locals can learn city's 'deeply uncomfortable history'.

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Glashow City Council has launched a new "slavery walking trail" in a bid to educate locals about the city's "deeply uncomfortable" past.

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The Legacy of Slavery and Colonialism Trail will allow visitors and residents to take in sights such as the City Chambers, Merchant City, Trongate and the Gallery of Modern Art, informing them of how slavery shaped Glasgow.

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The Scottish city played a prominent role in the British Empire and is often referred to as its "second city".But some Glaswegian merchants built their wealth during the 18th and 19th centuries through the cotton, tobacco and sugar trades, which have been linked to the use of slave labour.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Dozens of streets and landmarks in the city have been linked to slavery by activists, including the famous Buchanan Street.There are also a number of monuments erected in Glasgow commemorating historic Glaswegians with ties to the trade which have sparked woke uproar before.

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