<p>History of the regimental band from North Carolina that was comprised of the first African Americans to serve the modern Navy at rank higher than messman. Most of the bandsmen were from Greensboro or associated with North Carolina A&amp;T University there. They trained at Norfolk and were stationed at Chapel Hill and Pearl Harbor, where they were the largest American military band in the Pacific Theater. 70 images; extensive notes and bibliography; afterword.</p>

Forgotten First B-1 and the Integration of the Modern Navy

Alex Albright

R.A. Fountain

<p>Novelist Robert Morgan calls Emily Herring Wilson's memoir about her 30-year friendship with the poet A.R. Ammons a "compelling account of her admiration and respect for one of our leading literary figures." Shelby Stephenson says it's "heartbreaking, heart-throbbingly good, real, and openly warm and readable." Includes an index; timeline; and list of sources.</p>

"""When I Go Back to My Home Country"": A Remembrance of Archie Ammons"

Emily Herring Wilson

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Forgotten First B-1 and the Integration of the Modern Navy

"""When I Go Back to My Home Country"": A Remembrance of Archie Ammons"