“This knowledge should change us”. In 2020, the Guardian’s owner, the Scott Trust, commissioned independent academic researchers to investigate historical connections our newspaper may have had with transatlantic slavery. Today, we have published the findings, as well as an apology and proposals for a programme of restorative justice. To learn more please click the link in bio. Here historian and broadcaster Prof David Olusoga, who sits on the Scott Trust board, examines why work to uncover our buried history is so significant. | Did you know the founders of the Guardian were linked to slavery?