August Sabac el Cher

August Sabac el Cher was an early Afro-German who had at least one descendant in 21st century Germany. August, though not yet named that, was given to Prince Albert of Prussia as a boy in 1843[1] when the Prince was in Egypt. August grew to be embraced as a Prussian and married a white woman.[2] His son Gustav became a respected soldier and an imperial bandmaster.[3]

References

  1. "Black German Heritage & Research Association - Part 25". Blackgermans.us. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  2. "Black European Studies". Best.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  3. Author, Berghahn (2013-08-09). "Germany and the Black Diaspora edited by Martin Klimke, Mischa Honeck, and Anne Kuhlmann". Berghahnbooks.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
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