He was born in Georgia, his father a former slave from Haiti, his mother full-blooded Creek. He ran away while still a child, determined to fulfill his destiny.
He lived for a time with a group of English Romani, learning the art of horsemanship and working as a jockey. He kept traveling and working until he made his way to Norfolk, where he stowed away on a ship bound for Scotland.
He wouldn’t see America again for thirty years.
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Intrigued as I can sometimes get,I looked him up.
The story of Eugene Bullard would make a strong script for a great movie.
(to be found in Wikipedia)
BatRedneck - A movie of his life is a great idea.
Wonderful reading! Thanks so much for sharing this!
What a great story of a extraordinary life.
Thanks for sharing it was worth reading it in the link.
It gives us a lesson as there are not bounderies or borders when someone wants to make his life useful and worthful too.
And more to add to BLM movement and surelly, making a movie of his life would be so nice.
What a story. What a man! Wow.
Anon @11:53am - You are very welcome.
JiEL - He was certainly a very special man.
whkattk - Yeah, kind of amazing.
What an adventurous life
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