I Have Come from Hell
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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Amati Knight's Success in the Senate
In 1899, Amati Knight made Martinique in history when he became the first black man to serve in the French Senate. In 1902, there would be a race for one of those deputies and Fernand Clerk was expected to beat Louis Persin. The white aristocratic vote was centered in...where else? St. Pierre. So long as people did not leave St. Pierre, it seemed that Clerk could pull off a win.
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