hr ie ▁p inned ▁a ▁sh irt ▁to ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁window ▁to ▁stop ▁it ▁sh atter ing . ▁ ▁" W ould n ' t ▁you ▁know ▁it , ▁Wo ody ▁p inned ▁up ▁a ▁red ▁sh irt ," ▁H ays ▁was ▁to ▁remember . ▁ ▁Se eg er ▁used ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁thrown ▁rocks ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁chim ney ▁of ▁his ▁cabin ▁in ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Fish kill , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁stand ▁as ▁a ▁rem inder ▁of ▁that ▁incident . ▁ ▁Eug ene ▁Bull ard ▁The ▁first ▁black ▁combat ▁pilot ▁and ▁decor ated ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁veter an , ▁Eug ene ▁Bull ard ▁was ▁knock ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁be aten ▁by ▁the ▁mob , ▁which ▁included ▁white ▁members ▁of ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁law ▁enfor cement . ▁The ▁be ating ▁was ▁captured ▁on ▁film ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁document ary ▁The ▁T all est ▁Tree ▁in ▁Our ▁Forest ▁and ▁the ▁Oscar - win ning , ▁Sid ney ▁Po it ier - n arr ated ▁document ary ▁Paul ▁Rob es on : ▁T ribute ▁to ▁an ▁Art ist . ▁Despite ▁recorded ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁be ating , ▁no ▁one ▁was ▁ever ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁the ▁assault . ▁Graph ic ▁photos ▁of ▁Eug ene ▁Bull ard ▁being ▁be aten ▁by ▁two ▁polic emen , ▁a ▁state ▁tro oper ▁and ▁concert - go er ▁were ▁later ▁published ▁in ▁Susan ▁Rob es on ' s ▁p ict orial ▁bi ography ▁of ▁her