Scottish Independence Podcast 169 - Thomas Muir Lecture 2018 by Gerda Stevenson

"I have devoted myself to the cause of the people. It is a good cause. It shall ultimately prevail. It shall finally triumph." – Thomas Muir’s speech from the dock, Edinburgh, August 1793. Courtesy of Phantom Power, the 169th episode of The Scottish Independence Podcast features the Thomas Muir lecture for 2018, which was given by Gerda Stevenson with As well as being an actress and a musician, Gerda Stevenson is the author of Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland and in the lecture you can find out which Scottish woman was an inspiration to Walt Whitman and Mary Shelley, and which Scottish woman is known in Serbia as "Our Mother from Scotland"? That and much more. First up however, is an introduction by Murray Armstrong, author of The Liberty Tree, who explains who Thomas Muir was, and why it is important to remember him. Hope you enjoy. LINKS http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/mgreenwell https://www.facebook.com/TheScottishIndependencePodcast http://www.gerdastevenson.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/MurrayArmstron3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGVfektAXlCjoMy70ftQBkA These podcasts are independently minded and independently funded, you can help to keep them going by making a donation at http://michaelgreenwell.wordpress.com/