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Article: HISTORIC BLACK NAVY BAND REUNION AT CHAPEL HILL THIS WEEKEND

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August 29, 2007
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The city of Chapel Hill issued the following press release:

When the US Navy B-1 Band veterans enter Kenan Stadium this Saturday prior to UNC's home opener against James Madison University, they'll be on familiar turf.

But in the half-century that has passed since they last performed in Kenan, the times and crowds have changed immeasurably.

B-1 performed on many occasions in Kenan during World War II, but when they did, they and the university's custodial staff were the only African-Americans present. "Nothing was open to us back then," recalls Calvin Morrow, one of the 13 surviving members of the 44-man regimental band who will be in town for the weekend's events.

Prior to Saturday's ...

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