Black musicians

Little known fact: The Navy B-1 Band The military did not train African Americans in Chapel Hill during World War II, but the Navy stationed an all-black band there. Even though the military was racially segregated at the beginning of the war, the mobilization of resources was so vast that marginal groups such as women and blacks were pulled into the defense effort. North … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Thread: The Music of World War II – The Navy B-1 Band