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Ottobah Cugoano
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Cugoano argues against enslavement through equal liberty and Christian commitments. His demands for abolition confront the supposed transfer of ownership in persons.
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Guided course · Module 9 · Lesson 54
Who was left outside the language of rights?
Wollstonecraft and Cugoano challenge the exclusion of women and of enslaved people from equal liberty. What do their arguments demand of education, ownership and public institutions?