Alexandre Dumas is a good example.
He wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo (amongst others).
He was educated and raised in France to an aristocratic family. He was mixed race. By all accounts he was a very successful man, publishing many works across fiction and non-fiction. He was known for his ability to write across a wide swathe of styles and genres. He was known throughout all of France and the world. His works have been made into many plays and movies.
But despite the many things he accomplished, the respect he garnered, and the immense talent he possessed, he still dealt with racism; some people still couldn’t see past his skin.
In one notable incident, a man insulted him for being of African descent. He responded,
“My father was a mulatto, my grandfather was a Negro, and my great-grandfather a monkey. You see, Sir, my family starts where yours ends.”
Don’t fuck with writers.
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