General News of Sunday, 20 December 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comHow a Ghanaian slave became a respected philosopher in GermanyAnton Wilhelm Amo is one of the most respected black philosophers in the 18th centuryOne of the many slaves to have left the shores of Ghana did so in the year 1730. Anton Wilhelm Amo was his name, born in 1703 and hailed from Axim in the Western region of present-day Ghana. According to records, Wilhelm Amo was taken to Amsterdam by a preacher working in Ghana to serve the Dutch West Indies Company. After his service, Amo got the opportunity to study in the Halle and Jena universities where he became Germany's first black philosopher and writer. He is notable to be one of the most respected black philosophers in the 18th century who also fought for the abolishing of slavery.

Source: GhanaWeb December 20, 2020 08:03 UTC