Talk and Object Selection for a Display Case on Salim C. Wilson (Hatashil Matha Kathish)

Join North Lincolnshire Museum for a talk on the life of Salim C. Wilson, also known as Hatashil Matha Kathish.

This talk comes with a content warning as there will be discussion and objects which may be uncomfortable.

Salim C. Wilson, also known as Hatashil Matha Kathish, was originally from Sudan. His father was the chief of a Dinka tribe before their settlement was attacked and Salim/Hatashil was enslaved. He became an abolitionist campaigner, preacher, author and grocer who lived in Scunthorpe from 1911.

View objects relating to his life and help us select what to display for a new display in our Local History Gallery.