Alexandre Dumas (153 years since his death)
As Literary Hub reminds us, on December 5, 1870, French novelist and playwright Alexandre Dumas died at the age of 68. Born on a cacao plantation in Jérémie (in present-day Haiti), Saint Domingue/Santo Domingo, in 1762, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas officially inherited the status of slave under the French laws of the era. Here is a brief…
Source: repeatingislands.com
