The Memoirs of Alton Augustus Adams, Sr. : First Black Bandmaster of the United States Navy / Alton Augustus Adams; Mark Clague.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Alton Augustus, Author.

Contributor:

Clague, Mark, Editor.

Series:

Music of the African diaspora ; 12.

Music of the African Diaspora ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adams, Alton A.

Bandmasters--United States Virgin Islands--Biography.

Bandmasters.

United States Virgin Islands--Social conditions--20th century.

United States Virgin Islands.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Soul of Alton Adams

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)

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

Editorial Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

"The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies"--Prelim. p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-340) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9786611385484

9781281385482

1281385484

9780520933811

0520933818

OCLC:

437212132