Jacobus Elisa Johannes Capitein was a Dutch Christian minister of Ghanaian birth who was one of the first known sub-Saharan Africans to study at a European university and one of the first Africans to be ordained as a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. He is credited with spreading the use of the written word in his native Ghana. Though a former slave, Capitein wrote a dissertation defending the right of Christians to keep slaves.... More • http://en.wikipedia. ... s_Capitein View • Books • Images • Videos • Search Related • Christians • Africans • Christianity • Enlightenment • Ghana • Ministers • Netherlands • Slavery • 18th Century • People