By John Smith • Published: 03 Sep 2020 • 13:35
THE Berlin Council has made a decision to rename Mohrenstraße (Moor Street) in the city’s Mitte district after the country’s first black philosopher, Anton Wilhelm Amo who was brought to Berlin as a child slave from what is now Ghana in 1707.
In 2018 the council voted to rename three other streets in Berlin’s African quarter which celebrate Germany’s colonial era which saw control of a number of countries in Africa.
This latest change is the most recent step in a long-running struggle to fight anti-Black racism by highlighting Germany’s 350-year involvement in slavery and colonialism.
There are also plans afoot to change the name of the local Mohrenstraße underground railway station but the first choice of Glinkastrasse as a new name proved controversial due to a possible link to a Russian composer of that name who was strongly anti-Semitic.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
hahaha and what will England / Spain / France …. do because of their inglorious past? only the stupid Germans feel guilty
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