David Olusoga on the Guardian’s links to slavery: ‘That reality can’t be negotiated with’

The historians Prof David Olusoga and Dr Cassandra Gooptar reveal how the Manchester Guardian’s 19th-century founders had connections to transatlantic enslavement and how a ‘trick of history’ has obscured our understanding of the links between slavery and Britain’s Industrial Revolution. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn Guardian owner apologises for founders’ links to transatlantic slavery ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023... The cotton thread: how we uncovered the Guardian founders’ links to slavery ► https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-i... Read more from the special series: Cotton Capital ► https://www.theguardian.com/cotton-ca... The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►  / theguardian   Twitter ►   / guardian   Instagram ►   / guardian   The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #TheGuardian #History #Slavery #SlaveTrade #IndustrialRevolution #Manchester #UK

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