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Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703-1759), the first West African student to study and obtain a doctorate in Philosophy from a European University. Amo was educated at the Wolfenbüttel Ritter-Akademie and at the University of Helmstedt (1721–27). Amo, who spoke Dutch, German, French, Latin, Greek and Hebrew, went on to the University of Halle, Law School in 1727. And finally, the University of Wittenberg, in Saxony, where he became the first African to earn a doctoral degree in philosophy. His thesis "The Rights of Moors in Europe". #blackhistorymatters #blackhistoryfact #Blackhistorymonth2024 #BlackHistoryMatters #blackhistoryishistory #BlackHistoryMonth #blackhistory #blackhistory365 #blackhistoryeveryday #blackhistorymonth #blackhistoryfacts #blackexcellence

16th - 18th Century Black Historical Hidden Figures - Celebrating Black history & Black culture

16th - 18th Century Black Historical Hidden Figures - Celebrating Black history & Black culture

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