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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 Sabac el Cher became a respected soldier and an imperial bandmaster. [3]

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