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jeffsonstein ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“…Anton Wilhelm Amo was kidnapped at a young age by Dutch slave traders and brought to Europe in the early 18th century. He was meant to be a “Kammermohr” to Duke August Wilhelm of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, a term in German-speaking regions in the colonial era to describe black servants from Africa or other “exotic” regions kept as status symbols at royal courts.
But instead of accepting his destiny as a servant…”
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/anton-wilhelm-amo-monument