The Guardian has issued an apology after uncovering links between its founder and the transatlantic enslavement of African people.An investigation found that John Edward Taylor, who founded the Manchester Guardian in 1821, was connected to transatlantic slavery, along with his backers.The findings follow independent academic research, commissioned in late 2020 by the paper's owner Scott Trust, which threw up significant new facts about the publication's origin story.
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