Black History Month with Alex Wheatle and Glasgow Museums

Award-winning author Alex Wheatle talks about his latest book, Cane Warriors, for this special event as part of Black History Month. Alex is joined by Miles Greenwood from Glasgow Museums for a fascinating discussion about addressing the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, the experience of enslaved people, the history and culture of black people and how today's young people are campaigning for equality and social justice.

Content notes and extra resources

This event is aimed at S2–6 (age 12–18) pupils. The video discusses the realities of transatlantic slavery and contains content that some people may find emotional and distressing.

To help you teach and learn more about the brutal realities of slavery, here are some useful links, activities and extra resources related to our Black History Month events:

• International Slavery Museum's Virtual museum tour(this link will open in a new window)
• International Slavery Museum's Transatlantic slavery learning resources(this link will open in a new window)
• Understanding and challenging racism in school(this link will open in a new window)
• Black History Month books for children and young adults(this link will open in a new window)
• The Guardian: Ten black history events that should be taught to every pupil(this link will open in a new window)
• Black History Month website(this link will open in a new window)
• The Black Curriculum website(this link will open in a new window)
• Use objects to inspire historical fiction writing(this link will open in a new window)
• Top tips for writing historical fiction(this link will open in a new window)

Scottish Friendly Assurance

Scottish Friendly Assurance has been sponsoring the tour for over 20 years(this link will open in a new window). Through its support, The Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour reaches an average of 6,000 children every year in a vast range of communities, from rural schools with as few as 8 pupils to 2,000 seat theatres.

Scottish Friendly Assurance is a progressive and modern financial services group, which has been around for over 150 years. It provides investors and families with a wide range of financial products.

You can find out more about Scottish Friendly on their website(this link will open in a new window).