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Suyin Haynes

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

A protester in Jamaica demands the United Kingdom make reparations for slavery ahead of a royal visit to the Caribbean nation [File: Gilbert Bellamy/Reuters]

Bristol, United Kingdom – Malik Al Nasir’s research into a slave trading family for his doctorate was not only an academic project – it was deeply personal.

The author and poet, who is of mixed heritage, discovered that his ancestors were not only among the enslaved people the Sandbach Tinne dynasty profited from but also the traders themselves.

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