Aime Cesaire
1913–2008 · Martinican · 20th Century
Known for: The father of Negritude — the poet who gave the African diaspora a philosophy of pride
Cesaire co-founded the Negritude movement with Leopold Senghor, wrote Notebook of a Return to the Native Land, and served as mayor of Fort-de-France for 56 years.
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