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Anténor Firmin
1850-1911 · Haiti
Joseph Auguste Anténor Firmin was a Haitian lawyer, politician, and pioneering anthropologist. He may be the first Black anthropologist in history. He was born on…
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"All human beings are endowed with the same qualities and the same faults, without distinction of colour or anatomical form.…"
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