British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

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August 24, 2026

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British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

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(The Guardian) When Britain abolished slavery, plantation owners from powerful families notoriously received huge sums in compensation, while those who were enslaved got nothing.

Now evidence has come to light that Sandbach, Tinne and Company – a corporation closely linked to the merchants who got the biggest taxpayer-funded compensation payouts – continued to traffic enslaved Africans illegally after abolition to Guyana, in South America.

The discovery is detailed in a book, Searching for My Slave Roots, by author Malik Al Nasir, who has been researching his family history.