25 days ago
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 22 Sept 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad Nearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time.
Story timeline
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian