
Malik Al Nasir
Malik Al Nasir is a Cambridge PhD researcher and author known for his groundbreaking work uncovering the historical connections between British families and the transatlantic slave trade. Through his research, he has unearthed significant documents that detail the wealth amassed by families such as the Sandbachs and Gladstones from slavery, and he has been pivotal in creating a digital archive that provides insight into the lives of these families during the 19th century.
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The author Malik Al Nasir said he wants the C of E to digitise its records in the UK and the Caribbean.
Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate | AnglicanismThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-09-16
Malik Al Nasir bought a tranche of letters while researching his own family history and began building an archive.
Letters found on eBay cast light on UK families who benefited from slavery | SlaveryThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-09-23
















