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The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr.: First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy (Music of the African Diaspora) | 
 enlarge | Author: Alton Augustus Adams Sr.
Creators: Samuel Floyd Jr., Mark Clague
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $34.08
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Sales Rank: 449843
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 388
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0520251318
Dewey Decimal Number: 784.092
EAN: 9780520251311
ASIN: 0520251318
Publication Date: April 2, 2008
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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 U.S. military in 1917. Although naval policy at the time restricted blacks to menial jobs, Adams and his all-black ensemble provided a bridge between the local population and their all-white naval administrators. His memoirs, edited by Mark Clague, with a foreword by Samuel Floyd, Jr., reveal an inspired activist who believed music could change the world, mitigate racism, and bring prosperity to his island home.
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