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…
Postcard for the Colored Masonic Temple on Birmingham's Fourth Avenue North, opened in 1924 by the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Free & Accepted Masons of Alabama. A centerpiece for Black social, cultural, and political life in Birmingham…