Photo and caption,Chicago Defender, September 2, 1944."Birmingham, Ala., was well-represented in the Elk parade which featured the 45th Annual Session of the Grand Lodge in Chicago last Tuesday. The playing of 'Tuxedo Junction' by the band literally…
Frank Adams describes the musical culture of Birmingham’s segregated Black schools. In the opening portion of this excerpt, Adams reads from a lecture he was preparing for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, exploring the history of jazz and…