ColonialismandMe

History graduates and brothers, Niall and Nathan Moorjani, share their accessible blog which explores Scotland’s role within the British Empire.

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Our latest article explores the problematic nature of the phrase "they were of their time" when used to defend attitudes and actions of past figures...

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Our latest article explores how it was possible for us (Scotland) to collectively forget our role in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.

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If you'd like to learn more about what plucky English merchants were up to in the 17th and 18th centuries, and there aren't any helpful statues around to educate you, perhaps you could try a few of these non-statue alternatives: https://t.co/zZ5fqfKKQg

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Our third article explores the debates around problematic statues and puts forward potential solutions.

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Our second article attempts to help clarify what British Colonialism was and how it impacted the societies encountered.

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Our first article explores Scotland's role within the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade

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Myself (Nathan) and my brother Niall Moorjani, have created the website space https://t.co/I8IPPVEb8t, in order to explore firstly Scotland’s role within the darker side of Britain’s colonial past.

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