They also discovered nine original investors in the newspaper profited from the slavery economy. The Guardian is more than 200 years old and one of Britain's most progressive newspapers. The Guardian — Britain's most prominent progressive newspaper — was founded by men who profited off the transatlantic slavery economy, researchers commissioned by the outlet found. She also found that nine of the outlet's original investors had ties to transatlantic slavery in the early 19th Century, according to her report. Gooptar said a crucial part of her research involved pinpointing the identities of more than 300 enslaved people in both the Sea Islands and Jamaica.

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Persons: John Edward Taylor, Cassandra Gooptar, —, Maya Wolfe, Robinson, Gooptar Organizations: Guardian, Morning, New York Times, The Guardian Locations: Jamaica, Manchester