Cover for sheet music for a piece composed by James Reese Europe and Noble Sissle, who were inspired by their experience in World War I
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Civic and Social Life - James Reese Europe Post 5: 2027 North Capitol Street NE
This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Civic and Social Life - James Reese Europe Post 5: 2027 North Capitol Street NE
Civil Rights Tour: Civic and Social Life - James Reese Europe Post 5: 2027 North Capitol Street NE
In mid-June 1919, a group of Navy Yard employees, all veterans of World War I, gathered during their lunch break and formed an all-Black unit of a newly established organization, the American Legion,…