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Alexandre Dumas

1762 – 1806 CE

The first black to become a French general, the highest-ranking one ever in a European army, and until 1975 the highest ranking one in all the Western world; Alexandre Dumas’ mother was a slave, his father a nobleman who sold him but then bought him back and provided an exceptional education. Dumas became a pivotal leader during France’s Revolution Wars, greatly respected by Napoleon Bonaparte, but known by his enemies as the ”Black Devil.” His grandson, also named Alexandre Dumas used him as an inspiration for his most famous characters and became one of France's most popular writers of all time. Sarah Bernhardt promoted his memory and symbolism of breaking shackles.

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Black

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Western

The Age of Reason: The Enlightenment (1620 – 1800 CE)
Romantacism (1800 – 1850 CE)

Chinese

Qing dynasty (1644 – 1912 CE)

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Quotes by Alexandre Dumas (1 quotes)

“Business? It's quite simple. It's other people's money.”

Themes: Business

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