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Glasgow 850 Talk: Colonial Merchants and the Development of Modern Glasgow

  • The Mitchell Library North Street Glasgow, Scotland, G3 7DN United Kingdom (map)

Who made Glasgow the city that it became?

Dr Stephen Mullen, who has written extensively on Glasgow’s merchant classes and their connections to colonialism and slavery, explores some of the individuals and families who contributed to the city’s success, whose names are still commemorated in streets and districts across the city, and their legacy.

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