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100 1 a| Albright, Alex,e| author.=| ^A294275;

245 14 a| The forgotten first :b| B-1 and the integration of the modern navy /c| by Alex Albright.;

246 10 a| B-1 and the integration of the modern navy;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| Fountain, NC :b| R.A. Fountain,c| October 2013.;

300 a| 194 pages, 2 unnumbered pages :b| illustrations (1 color), portraits ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194).;

505 0 a| Backgrounds: military, social, political, and musical -- Formation: Greensboro and A&T College -- Training at Norfolk: no day at the beach -- Chapel Hill: "the best of times" -- Pearl Harbor: the biggest military band on "the rock" -- Coming home.;

541 3| Joyner Special Collections authors copyc| Gift ofa| Alex Albright,d| 9/5/2013;

520 a| "B-1 was comprised of the first African Americans to serve at rank higher than messman in the modern Navy. B-1 was also the first of over a hundred black World War II Navy bands; its members were 'the best, most talented musicians in North Carolina.' B-1 was formed from a nucleus of NC A&T students and graduates, trained at Norfolk, and served at Chapel Hill with the Navy's pre-flight school and at Pearl Harbor, where they were stationed at the largest posting of African-American servicemen in the world."--Page 4 of cover.;

610 20 a| United States Navy B-1 Band.=| ^A1371914;

610 10 a| United States.b| Navy.b| Pre-Flight School (Chapel Hill, N.C.)=| ^A1179662;

610 20 a| Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolinax| Students.=| ^A83276;

650 0 a| African American musiciansz| North Carolina.=| ^A17244;

650 0 a| World War, 1939-1945x| Participation, African American.=| ^A209343;

651 0 a| North Carolinax| Race relations.=| ^A1001502;

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The forgotten first : B-1 and the integration of the modern navy / by Alex Albright.

Author/creator	Albright, Alex author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	Fountain, NC : R.A. Fountain, October 2013.
Description	194 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (1 color), portraits ; 23 cm
Subjects	United States Navy B-1 Band. United States. Navy. Pre-Flight School (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina--Students. African American musicians--North Carolina. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African American. North Carolina--Race relations.

Portion of title	B-1 and the integration of the modern navy
Contents	Backgrounds: military, social, political, and musical -- Formation: Greensboro and A&T College -- Training at Norfolk: no day at the beach -- Chapel Hill: "the best of times" -- Pearl Harbor: the biggest military band on "the rock" -- Coming home.
Abstract	"B-1 was comprised of the first African Americans to serve at rank higher than messman in the modern Navy. B-1 was also the first of over a hundred black World War II Navy bands; its members were 'the best, most talented musicians in North Carolina.' B-1 was formed from a nucleus of NC A&T students and graduates, trained at Norfolk, and served at Chapel Hill with the Navy's pre-flight school and at Pearl Harbor, where they were stationed at the largest posting of African-American servicemen in the world."--Page 4 of cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-194).
Acquisitions source	Joyner Special Collections authors copy Gift of Alex Albright, 9/5/2013
ISBN	0984210229
ISBN	9780984210220

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