Searching for My Slave Roots

About the author

Malik Al Nasir is an author, film maker, performance poet, and an award winning academic from Liverpool.

Malik started tracing his roots back through Caribbean slavery over 20 years ago and his pioneering research has been recognised by Sir Hilary Beckles (Chair: CARICOM Commission for slavery reparations), historian David Olusoga, and The University of Cambridge, where Malik has just completed a PhD in history with a full scholarship. In recognition of the significance of his research, Malik received several awards whilst at Cambridge, as well as an honorary Doctorate from Liverpool Hope University.

Malik is co-founder of the policy making initiative, 'Black Academia – Lifting the Barriers.' He has produced and appeared in several documentaries with Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Poets, Benjamin Zephaniah, Public Enemy, Ice T and many other luminaries.

Product details

• Authors: Malik Al Nasir, Al Nasir Malik
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 27.08.2026
• EAN: 9780008464523
• ISBN: 978-0-00-846452-3
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, Guyana, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Relating to Black British Caribbean people, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery and abolition of slavery, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, Title;