historians
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The three-year project led by specialist historians compiles "The Register of British Slave Traders", a list that details as many as "10,500 investors" in "Britain's near-250 year transatlantic slave trade" in African people.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Curating with reverence and love, Rosales uses her voice to establish a baseline of respect that many historians fail to achieve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Archival discoveries, including a long-forgotten 19th-century autobiography, are changing how historians understand Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and later created a custom prosthesis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Private property and land were collectivised, while economic management pushed the country to the Great Famine, which the government says killed around 15 million people, while historians estimate around 20-43 million.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
“This, young Scarlett, is where we local historians come into our own. Leave it with me. I’ll find out everything I can and report back.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
