U.S. Navy’s first black band honored in Chapel Hill
Posted May 28, 2017
Prior to World War II, blacks served only as cooks and stewards. But these 44 men, assigned to the pre-flight school in Chapel Hill, played as the colors were raised each morning, then again at dusk for taps. Before the war’s end, they traveled to Pearl Harbor, played for dances in the officers’ clubs and backed up Kate Smith singing “God Bless America.”
(Raleigh News & Observer)
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