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Yvonne Singh on The Forgotten World – how Scotland erased Guyana from its past

2018 shortlisted writer and 2nd Prize winner, Yvonne Singh, has published a moving and fascinating piece on the Commonwealth Writers site about Scotland’s links with slavery and its relationship to Guyana.  Based on her family history, Yvonne explores a little-known area of history that has profound consequences for both our reading of history and how we live today – it’s a highly recommended read:

The Forgotten World

Credit: Steven White

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