The Question: Was Beethoven Black?

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Fake History Hunter on X: I wasn't going to bother but I'm getting so many requests, I'll make a very short thread on it. Beethoven was not black. This idea appears to

Locks of Beethoven's hair reveal secret family history and health issues

Beethoven was black': why the radical idea still has power today, Ludwig van Beethoven

Was Beethoven Black? Probably Not, but These Unsung Composers Were, Smart News

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The many women in Beethoven's life – DW – 09/06/2017

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Was Beethoven Black? Probably Not, but These Unsung Composers Were, Smart News

The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven Volume III, by Alexander Wheelock Thayer-- The Project Gutenberg eBook

Beethoven was black': why the radical idea still has power today, Ludwig van Beethoven

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Beethoven's genome offers clues to composer's health and family history