Jean-Baptiste Belley ca. 1740-1805 Jean-Baptiste Belley, also known as Mars, was a former slave from Saint-Domingue who became one of the first Black men to hold elective office in France.

Jean-Baptiste Belley ca. 1740-1805 Jean-Baptiste Belley, also known as Mars, was a former slave from Saint-Domingue who became one of the first Black men to hold elective office in France.