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The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. : First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy.
Alton Augustus Adams, Sr, was a musician, writer, hotelier, and the first black bandmaster of the United States Navy. Born in the Virgin Islands in 1889, Adams joined the US military in 1917. This memoir reveals him as an inspired activist who believed music could change the world, mitigate racism,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton,
2004.
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| Colección: | Music of the African diaspora.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Foreword
- Samuel A. Floyd, Jr.; Acknowledgments
- Mark Clague; Introduction: the soul of alton adams
- Mark Clague; the memoirs of alton augustus adams, sr., 1889-1987; 1. a historical memoir; 2. the st.thomas craftsmen of the nineteenth century; 3. the value of education; 4. music in the virgin islands and the founding of the adams juvenile band (1910); 5. the united states navy band of the virgin islands (1917-1923); 6. the navy band's 1924 united states tour; 7. the close of the naval years (1925-1931); 8. the naval administration (1917-1931): an evaluation.
- 9. civilian government and politics (the 1930s)10. the power of the press (the 1940s); 11. tourism and the hotel association (the 1950s); Editorial Methods
- Mark Clague; Editorial Notes
- Mark Clague; Selected Bibliography; Index.