De Jure Maurorum in Europa
On the Law of Moors in Europe
Book • 1729
In this dissertation, Amo presents a legal argument that Africans who were vassals of Rome should have the same rights as Europeans and not be enslaved.
His work is significant for its scholastic approach to challenging slavery in Europe during the 18th century.
His work is significant for its scholastic approach to challenging slavery in Europe during the 18th century.
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as an 18th-century African philosopher who studied and taught in Germany.

Kwame Anthony Appiah

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