www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... A bundle of letters discovered for sale on eBay by a man researching his roots has cast new light on the lives of prominent British families who amassed a fortune from slavery.

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Researcher Malik Al Nasir bought historical documents while investigating his family history – and began building an archive

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On a happier note - if you get my meaning - is this video from Malik al Nasir about his book Searching for My Slave Roots. As one of the Watson family, he has widened and deepened the context for Andrew and strengthened my knowledge. Check it out. Cracking video btw. tinyurl.com/y7ycd2hm

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Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama. A 6-pt series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the influence of woodbine’. Guardian article that I contributed to last week. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j... #MalikAlNasir #TheBeatles #LordWoodbine #BBC #Drama #Series

Beatles 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

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Here’s the latest article I contributed to in The Guardian, @theguardian.com concerning baptisms of the enslaved in England during the 18th and 19th centuries. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ju... #MalikAlNasir #ChrisOsuh #Guardian #Slavery #Baptism #ManchesterCathederal #IndianaMundi #Enslavement

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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Psyched that the paperback of my new book ‘Searching for my Slave Roots - from Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge’ will be out on 27th Aug 2026. Advance purchase here harpercollins.co.uk/products/sea... #MalikAlNasir #SearchinGorMySlaveRoots #Cambridge #Guyana #Slavery #Paperback #HarperCollins

Look beyond papers for a better REF and research culture By Mareike Wehner and Natalie Wallis www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Look beyond papers for a better REF and research culture - Research Professional News

Mareike Wehner and Natalie Wallis describe how and why their university is encouraging non-traditional outputs

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It was a great honour to be asked to speak at the 57th annual conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians @achconference.bsky.social in Kingston Jamaica earlier this week. I attended with my colleagues Michelle Charters (Head of the International Slavery Museum) & Olivia McCormick. #ACH

Very excited about my upcoming talk with The National Archives! Tune in next Friday (29 May) at 2pm UK/9am EST (which is bedtime Korean time, though I think it's worth it to stay up late on this occasion). www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

The Great Resistance: the 400-year fight to end slavery in the Americas

Historian Carrie Gibson tells the epic story of the fight to end slavery.

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Harvard University's top leaders likely enslaved thousands of people between the founding of the school in 1636 and the defeat of the Confederacy, according to new research.

Harvard officials enslaved more than 1,600 people, new research reveals - The Boston Globe

So far, they have confirmed that at least 259 Harvard officials enslaved people — and they are still digging through records.

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New (February 2026): Originary Violations: Discursive Constructions of Caribbean Motherhood and Motherlands - By Paula Morgan and Hannah Regis | University of the West Indies Press | More information can be found here: www.uwipress.com/978976658068...

Today was my favourite lecture for my course on the Politics of Race and Marginalisation! This is because my students and I were treated to not just 1 but 2 amazing Q&As from Canadian International Relations Dr Ajay Parasram, and Cambridge historian, and Scouse musician, and poet Dr Malik Al Nasir.

Book: Searching for My Slave Roots by Malik Al Nasir. When I see generations of a wealthy family, I generally assume they were slave traders. Many of them have turned up in this book & many more that surprised me. The Gladstones have a lot to answer for #BookSky www.rickiejosen.co.uk/views-and-re...

Thank you Dr. Ajay Parasram ( @dalhousieu.bsky.social ) and Dr Malik Al Nasir ( @malikalnasir.bsky.social ) !

Dr Amal Abu-Bakare@nawalabu72.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Today was my favourite lecture for my course on the Politics of Race and Marginalisation! This is because my students and I were treated to not just 1 but 2 amazing Q&As from Canadian International Relations Dr Ajay Parasram, and Cambridge historian, and Scouse musician, and poet Dr Malik Al Nasir.

Black Music is the backbone of the UK music industry. New report #BlackMusicMeansBusiness reveals Black music generated 80% (£24.5bn) of UK recorded music value over 30 years.

Thanks to Liverpool Book Festival for hosting me and showcasing my books at the weekend. I took “Letters to Gil” my memoir of my life with the poet & activist Gil Scott-Heron, & my new book “Searching for my Slave Roots” charting my roots quest back to Guyana. www.boxpark.co.uk/venues/liver...

This week, The ThinkLab @thinklab.bsky.social teamed up with @writingpartners.bsky.social @suaw.bsky.social to host the inaugural Community in Writing Symposium in Cambridge. First, a sincere thank you to @webhooligan.bsky.social for being with us, and for bringing #shutupandwrite into the world.

Check out Malik Al Nasir’s interview on BBC Radio Suffolk about his talk at The @CambridgeFestival in the Cambridge Union at 6pm 30 Mar 26, discussing his new book ‘Searching for My Slave Roots - From Guyana’s Sugar Plantations to Cambridge. #MalikAlNasir #BBC on.soundcloud.com/bCQ4gzTievFW...

BBC Radio Suffolk 6 Mar 2026 - Malik Al Nasir Interview

Angelle shares an evening of community conversations and the biggest things this week including Malik Al Nasir’s upcoming talk at The Cambridge Union about his roots quest in his new book Searching fo

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A special thank you to the guest speakers, Dr @malikalnasir.bsky.social and Rhiannon Jones, for their presentation on "Lifting The Barriers to Black Academia": blackacademia.co.uk/wp-content/u...

Dr Amal Abu-Bakare@nawalabu72.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A belated thank you to everyone who attended our event 'The University Belongs to Us:A Forum re-imagining Higher Education'.It was a great day of conversation around higher education,social justice,and community-led learning.We appreciated the Tiber Community and Greenhouse Project for hosting us!

This workshop will also include a presentation by Dr Malik Al Nasir and Rhiannon Llystyn Jones, editor and author of the ‘Lifting The Barriers To Black Academia Through Decolonisation and Positive Action — Policy Roundtable Report’. @malikalnasir.bsky.social : blackacademia.co.uk/wp-content/u...

“Growing up Black in the Merseyside care system. Dr Malik Al Nasir in New York Magazine, Nu Origins, about his adolescent years growing up in Liverpool’s care system… & his recently published book: Searching for My Slave Roots” #MalikAlNasir #NuOrigins #NewYork www.nuorigins.com/overcoming-t...

Overcoming the horrors of Liverpool’s 1970s and 80s care system - Nu Origins Magazine

While one can’t legally purchase alcohol or gain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) until 21 years of age in the U.S, turning 18 marks a significant landmark throughout most societies, allowing indiv...

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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 archiveA bundle of letters discovered for sale on eBay by a man researching his roots has cast new...

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

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Discover more about Al Nasir's painstaking research to expose Sandbach Tinne & Co. ⬇️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/sand... @stcatharines.bsky.social

Family fortunes founded on slavery: introducing the Sandbach Tinne Collection

Records unearthed by a Cambridge PhD student expose the kinship and brutality behind one of Britain’s most powerful slave-trading dynasties, as revealed in a new book and digital collection.

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We're flying the flag of The Bahamas for the 6th year in a row to celebrate the start of Black History Month, commemorating our first Black student A.F. Adderley (1912, Law) & over a century of Black history at Catz ever since. See what's planned at caths.cam.ac.uk/bhm-...

Open call 📣 CRASSH's Community Design Lab & the Cambridge Room invite artists and collectives to apply for a £2,000 commission to support a project that explores how Cambridge is understood through its social, spatial, historical, and cultural layers Apply by 19 Jan https://bit.ly/3XDXymf

Visual methodologies in documenting community knowledge in planning - CRASSH

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Was a pleasure to speak about #Heiresses @bridportarts.bsky.social with @malikalnasir.bsky.social - author of “Searching For My Slave Roots” and @paullashmar.bsky.social author of “Drax of Drax Hall“. So many synergies between our work. And some fascinating insights from the audience too…

Check out my interveiw on Talk Radio Europe about the worlds 1st Black International footballer Andrew Watson. I’m also talking about my new book 📕 “Searching for my Slave Roots” #MalikAlNasir #SearchingForMySlaveRoots #TalkRadioEurope #Slavery #Colonialism #Spain #Europe youtu.be/9ztQJbJDLf8?...

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Thanks to Afrori Books in Brighton for hosting my book launch of ‘Searching for my Slave Roots’ at Brighton Jubilee Library on 25 Oct 2025, where I was in conversation with Nat Arias. #MalikAlNasir #NatArias #AfroriBooks #Brighton #SearchingForMySlaveRoots #BHM #BookLaunch

'But the letters’ significance to the study of colonialism was appreciated only when Malik Al Nasir bought a tranche of them while researching his own family history and began building an archive.' 2/2 cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/...

Who are we? Geneology has come a long way. Now used to track down notorious serial killers (Golden State,De Angelo). Researchers and experts are making headway on tracking down enslaved people roots all over world. 🌎 Fascinating👏 Malik Al Nasir,The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

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

theguardian.com

Brighton & Hove City Council has a packed schedule! Highlights include: • A book launch with Malik al Nasir (Oct 25) • The "Black Philosophers" exhibition all month Details: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/st... 2/8

Standing firm in power and pride this Black History Month

We’ll be flying the Black History Month flag from Hove and Brighton town halls throughout October to celebrate Black History Month.

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