Sequamur: Steidheachadh Sgoil MhicNeacail
Ruairidh Maciver is on a journey of discovery as the Nicolson Institute, a secondary school in the Isle of Lewis, marks its 150th anniversary.
Le 150 bliadhna ga chomharrachadh bho chaidh Sgoil MhicNeacail fhosgladh, tha am fear-naidheachd Ruairidh Mac脤omhair a鈥� leantainn slighe nam br脿ithrean a thug ainm dhan sgoil. Eadar na Cogaidhean Opium ann an S矛ona agus planntachaidhean cotain Mississippi, tha sgeulachd 霉r dha innse a tha a鈥� togail cheistean mu c貌 脿s a th脿inig an t-airgead airson an sgoil ainmeil-sa a st猫idheachdadh, agus d猫 a tha e a鈥� ciallachadh do sgoilearan an latha an diugh.
The Nicolson Institute, a secondary school in the Isle of Lewis, is marking its 150th anniversary. But how much is known about the brothers who founded the school and how they made their fortune? Journalist Ruairidh Maciver is on a journey of discovery, which takes him from the Opium Wars in China to the cotton plantations of America鈥檚 Deep South, as he asks how this history should be marked today.
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