2 Quotes & Sayings By Aime Cesaire
Aime Cesaire (French: [aime sɛsair]; 7 December (O.S. 28 November) 1898 – 8 August 1963) was a French poet, novelist, and playwright. He was one of the leaders of the avant-garde movement known as Surrealism, and a central figure in the literary group Négritude. Cesaire is viewed as a forerunner of Black Nationalism
Born in Martinique, he spent his childhood in Saint Domingue, now Haiti, and was brought up in a Creole-speaking household. He eventually moved to France to pursue a career as a writer after being refused French citizenship. In addition to being a poet, he was also an essayist, dramatist and photographer.
He was active as a political activist, engaging in many demonstrations against colonialism and imperialism during his lifetime.