The first African-American tenor to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.
This was truly a trail blazer. WWII was the Double V Campaign - fighting fascism abroad and racism at home.
Rudolph Valentino Boone, Sr. desegregated the U.S. Army Band. He had to go AWOL to audition. He led the Carver High School Band program in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the Band Room/Building is named in his honor.
Thank you so much for this additional information!
This was truly a trail blazer. WWII was the Double V Campaign - fighting fascism abroad and racism at home.
Rudolph Valentino Boone, Sr. desegregated the U.S. Army Band. He had to go AWOL to audition. He led the Carver High School Band program in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and the Band Room/Building is named in his honor.
Thank you so much for this additional information!