# Jacobus Capitein: Speaking in Defence of Slavery

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Alec Ryrie FBA
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Religion
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/jacobus-capitein-speaking-defence-slavery)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

“We can dismiss many of these defenders of Slavery as self-justifying hypocrites… but not all of them.” Professor Alec Ryrie discusses the unique case of Jacobus Capitein, the first African to be ordained a protestant minister who wrote a defence of slavery.

## Lectures

1. [Jacobus Capitein: Speaking in Defence of Slavery](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/jacobus-capitein-speaking-defence-slavery/91aab030fbd5) (YouTube)