How Scotland Erased Guyana From Its Past
The portrayal of Scots as abolitionists and liberal champions has hidden a long history of profiting from slavery in the Caribbean.
Yvonne Singh | Guardian UK
Scotland’s role in empire does not belong in the margins or footnotes: Highland Scots had a huge role to play in the large-scale trafficking of human beings for profit. I believe that however unpalatable this history is, it is a shared one, and contributes to our understanding of race and how the movements of people from long ago fits with our story now. To obscure these facts is to rob individuals of their stories all over again, and to deny them any sense of belonging or place in the world.
The mangrove-fringed coast of Guyana, at the north-eastern tip of South America, does not immediately bring to mind the Highlands of Scotland, in the northernmost part of Great Britain. Guyana’s mudflats and silty brown coastal water have little in common with the lush green mountains and glens of the Highlands. If these landscapes share anything, it is their remoteness – one on the edge of a former empire burnished by the relentless equatorial sun and one on the edge of Europe whipped mercilessly by the Atlantic winds. Continue reading →
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Notre-Dame: The story of the fire in graphics and images – BBC News
BBC News – 16 April 2019
An investigation has begun into the fire that swept through the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, destroying its roof and spire.
Much of the roof was covered in scaffolding as part of a big renovation programme, which is being investigated as a possible cause of the blaze.
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Notre-Dame before the fire in 360° video
The interactive control in the 360° video above allows you to explore its stunning interior from all angles before the flames took hold.
Just months before Notre-Dame was severely damaged by fire, a French camera team filmed the iconic cathedral.
Courtesy Forum des images – TV5Monde. Original footage directed by Raphael Beaugrand. BBC VR Producer: Stephen Beckett.
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