Jessica Cale<p>The movie Chevalier is out this week in the US! It’s based on the life of one of my favorite historical figures, Joseph Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges. He was a champion fencer, composer, abolitionist, and the leader of the first all-Black regiment in Europe. </p><p>We talk about him in Episode 26 of the Dirty Sexy History podcast: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4owxOkpBd3VD0U4ZK6UYPN" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/episode/4owxO</span><span class="invisible">kpBd3VD0U4ZK6UYPN</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.wales/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>histodons</span></a></span> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/chevalier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chevalier</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/josephbologne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>josephbologne</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/historypodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>historypodcast</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/18thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://toot.wales/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackHistory</span></a></p>