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# Thomas, father of Alexandre Dumas, was the son of a slave; in 1793 he was appointed a brigadier general of the revolutionary armies
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- Published: 2018-05-21T20:40:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:44:35.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Observations, Society, People

Thomas, father of Alexandre Dumas, was the son of a slave; in 1793 he was appointed a brigadier general of the revolutionary armies. In that same year the US Senate passed the Fugitive Slave Act. Europe and the States are, after all, very different