tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post2497845980543816300..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Eugene Bullard, Black Swallow of Death Catherine JohnsonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-88621994044650875352014-11-23T20:25:17.732+00:002014-11-23T20:25:17.732+00:00Really interesting, Thanks.Really interesting, Thanks.Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-90141987334105764232014-11-14T21:29:31.737+00:002014-11-14T21:29:31.737+00:00Doh yes Josephine! Will edit when I am back at my ...Doh yes Josephine! Will edit when I am back at my desk. I am nothing without an editor. Paris in the 20s must have been incredible.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-52380446380683404122014-11-14T18:49:40.408+00:002014-11-14T18:49:40.408+00:00Bullard is well known here in France. It is an ins...Bullard is well known here in France. It is an inspiring and tragic story, isn't it?. Great to have it brought to attention here, Catherine. Black Americans particularly those with artistic leanings found a haven in France, in Paris, where they were accepted into white society and frequently celebrated. Langston Hughes who was only here for a short while, I think, is a fine poet. I love his work. May I correct one point? I think you mean Josephine Baker…<br />Has there been a film of his life? It might make a fine one.Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50151763550847713892014-11-14T14:27:53.083+00:002014-11-14T14:27:53.083+00:00Wow, this is fascinating, Catherine. What a varied...Wow, this is fascinating, Catherine. What a varied career he had. I wonder how he felt about the discrimination he ran into; clearly he was man of great talent. He must have felt angry and frustrated. Marie-Louise Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006940874591015786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30521866813472746342014-11-14T14:09:31.256+00:002014-11-14T14:09:31.256+00:00Amazing story - very interesting. I believe the Bl...Amazing story - very interesting. I believe the Black troops who served in the US Army were also not allowed in the victory parade, and were often faced with race riots when they returned home.<br /><br />One typo - I think you mean Josephine, not Jacqueline Baker.<br /><br />Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16288917377032021803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-69047767047276211682014-11-14T12:56:27.954+00:002014-11-14T12:56:27.954+00:00As far as I can gather they were foreign born - mo...As far as I can gather they were foreign born - mostly American - pilots. His life as a Club owner in between the wars sounds incredible, his nightclub was world famous.<br />Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-74856782592909671372014-11-14T12:52:48.961+00:002014-11-14T12:52:48.961+00:00What a fantastic photograph - and such an interest...What a fantastic photograph - and such an interesting story. Would love to know more about this man. And what exactly was the Lafayette Flying corps? Lydia Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613876235125755967noreply@blogger.com