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Uppsala bloody history 1h- racial biology, 18th century plague, 19th century prostitution etc.
Duration
1 hour
Overview
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Book a trip to the different Uppsala, go on a trip about the dark part of Swedish history. Hear about the 17th century slave trade, about Uppsala's gallows hill, experience what was going on inside the racial biology institute and hear about the anatomical department's rules for which crimes could end up under the knife.
We visit the streets where the brothels and Uppsala's Red light district were located during the 19th century. Experience the dark history that is not often talked about or visited. Visit the forgotten historical, and hear about the poor, spooky and different that is often swept under the rug.
Collection outside Uppsala City Library's main entrance - Intro.
Dragabrunnsgatan - Uppsala's red light district during the 19th century
Svartbäcksgatan - The poor Uppsala
St Erik's square - The plague in Uppsala 1709-1712
The Cathedral and the Dean's House - Persecutions against dissent and the Swedish Institute of Racial Biology 1920-1958.
Gustavianum - About the slave trade, anatomical institution and 19th century phrenologists. The forced sterilizations of the 1940s
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