Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online

Newsylist Editorial Desk. (2026, September 24, 2026). Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online: Why it's trending. Newsylist. https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-24/nearly-4m-records-of-enslaved-people-in-20-former-british-colonies-now

@online{newsylist_60423,
  author = {Newsylist Editorial Desk},
  title = {{Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-24/nearly-4m-records-of-enslaved-people-in-20-former-british-colonies-now},
  note = {Tracked across 5 independent newsrooms}
}

> According to Newsylist Editorial Desk ([Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online](https://www.newsylist.com/trend/2026-09-24/nearly-4m-records-of-enslaved-people-in-20-former-british-colonies-now)), this event was corroborated across 5 independent sources with a live velocity of 3.