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Proof: What is the Register of British Slave Traders and whom does it identify?

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-14T10:21:35Z","headline":"What is the Register of British Slave Traders and whom does it identify?","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"guardian","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/14/register-british-slave-traders-africa-research","v":1}

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7f9572a3cf4144a71469da79490f20c1d7eaa1cda900887b245509cfb6c08cd1

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-7f9572a3cf41.json prints 7f9572a3cf4144a71469da79490f20c1d7eaa1cda900887b245509cfb6c08cd1. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

This headline has not been sealed. Headlines are sealed automatically within minutes of first being seen; older ones are sealed on request, and are then marked as a backfill.