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Forgotten Histories: Slavery Remembrance, Scottish Enlightenment & Glasgow
Join us for a lecture with Nelson Cummins (Curator of Legacies of Slavery and Empire for Glasgow Museums) entitled Forgotten Historiies: Slavery Remembrance, Scottish Enlightenment & Glasgow.
Social Sciences Hub
Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026
Time: 16:00 - 20:00
Venue: Kelvin hall, 1445 Argyle Street Glasgow G3 8AW
Category: Public lectures, Social events, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Speaker: Nelson Cummins
Part of the University of Glasgow's public lecture series commemorating 250 years since the publication of Adam Smiths Wealth of Nations.
Join us for a lecture with Nelson Cummins (Curator of Legacies of Slavery and Empire for Glasgow Museums) entitled Forgotten Historiies: Slavery Remembrance, Scottish Enlightenment & Glasgow.
The evening will conclude with a drinks reception.
This event is part of The World in 1776/2026, a public engagement project of the University of Glasgow marking the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, produced in partnership with Glasgow Life, Radical Glasgow, and the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights.