Setting
United States
Kind of evidence
Public-history essay / timeline entry
Source tier
Public-history lead
PDF status
Not verified

What this source covers

African American brass bands; military and community brass-band lineage Civil War and post-Civil War African American brass-band traditions

Method or source type

Public history / educational timeline

Why it matters to this project

Useful contextual lead for African American brass-band lineage from Civil War regimental bands into later public/community performance traditions.

Evidence and access limits

A full-text PDF was not verified in the research review. Open web source Continuation addition. Search snippet identifies syncopated brass bands as evolving from African American Union Army regimental brass bands after the Civil War; use as pathway, not as scholarly source.

Source-database note

This record was integrated into the research library on September 15, 2026. Metadata and verification status are preserved from that research corpus; a verified PDF endpoint does not by itself mean open access.

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