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jerrell jackson on Twitter: "Beethoven's mother, Maria Magdalena Keverich, was likely Moorish, a descendant of a northwestern African Muslim people. Born in the area that was under direct control of the Moors.
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Mother of Ludwig van Beethoven. Digitally colored engraving of a painting by Beckenkamp Stock Photo - Alamy
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