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DARK SECRETS: Al nasir - The Real Truth

British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says

The Guardian - UK

Beatles’ early mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama

Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold Phillips

The Guardian - UK

Baptism record at Manchester Cathedral offers insight into Black Mancunian life in Georgian-era England

A parish entry reveals an argument that proved pivotal to the abolitionist cause, at a time when an estimated 20,000 Black people were living in the country

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Letters found on eBay cast light on UK families who benefited from slavery

Researcher Malik Al Nasir bought historical documents while investigating his family history – and began building an archive

The Guardian - UK

‘More mainstream’: In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum

As PM Sunak refuses to engage, civil society is working harder than ever to remedy historic horrors.

Al Jazeera

Ex-Tory MP apologises for ancestors’ links to slavery

Antoinette Sandbach ‘struggling with difficult history’ after initially threatening to sue University of Cambridge over academic’s research

The Guardian - UK

Antoinette Sandbach’s relatives owned slaves – and so did mine. We have to atone for that as best we can

The former MP’s quest to break the public link with her ancestors is misguided. Better to accept our legacy and work for change, says author and broadcaster Alex Renton

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Former Tory MP threatens legal action after being named in slavery research

Former Tory MP said to have raised concerns she was being singled out when there are other living relatives

The Independent UK

Former Tory MP ‘threatens legal action’ after being named in slavery research

Malik Al Nasir said in a TEDx Talk video published in 2021 that Antoinette Sandbach is a descendant of Samuel Sandbach.

The Independent UK

Ex-Tory MP threatens to sue Cambridge University over slavery research

Student says he has been pressured to remove a reference to Antoinette Sandbach, a descendant of a slave merchant

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