{"id":23,"date":"2024-11-14T22:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T22:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:37:07","slug":"primary-sources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/?page_id=23","title":{"rendered":"Primary Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/CouncilListSourcesDraft.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"27\">Download<\/a> primary source pack<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This pack of primary sources draws on archives and heritage sites from across Scotland to bring together documents, images and objects that can enhance teaching slavery in Scottish schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"888\" src=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-1-1024x888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-1-1024x888.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-1-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-1-768x666.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tss.stir.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Picture-1.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Certificate of freedom from slavery for a child called Sophia, 1782<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">University of Aberdeen, Special Collections<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Primary Sources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources available to download below were shared between teachers and academics at the residential weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div 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