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This is one of history's overlooked true stories. A name that should be known, a story that must be told. This is a story of hope. Runaway, circus entertainer, boxer, night club owner, World War I fighter pilot, jazz drummer, spy, civil rights activist - Eugene Bullard's extraordinary life story traces many of the twentieth century's most important moments.  Born in Georgia, USA, and forced to flee the segregation of his homeland, Bullard sought acceptance in Europe during a period of turmoil and social change.  He was one of the first black fighter pilots, he worked with Josephine Baker and Duke Ellington, and knew Hemingway and Picasso. Wounded in World War II, he then spied against Hitler's regime, and yet Bullard ended his days as a lift operator in New York's Rockefeller Center.