On Patrol in No Man's Land Flashcards
What officer from the A.E.F. sent a letter to the French military leadrship saying that they must be very careful in their interactions with black soldiers?
Colonel Linard
What unit was one of the Buffalo Soldier regiments that served during the Spanish American war?
The 10th calvary
What was the name of Colonel Linard’s letter to the rench leadership detailing the problems with black soldiers?
Secret Information Concerning Black American troops
What black minstrel performer was well treated while in London?
Bert Williams
What rank did James Reese Europe achieve in the army?
Lieutenant
What unit was Lieutenant James Reese Europe bandleader of?
The all black 369th United States Infantry Hell-fighters
What two songs from Tin Pan Alley are astonishingly patronizing and stereotype-filled?
The Ragtime Volunteers Are Off to War and They’ll Be Mighty Proud in Dixie of Their Old Black Joe
When The Lord Makes a Record of a Hero’s Deeds, he Draws No Color Line was a tribute to African American heroism during what wars?
The Civil and Spanish-American Wars
What song did Grant Clarke and George W. Meyer write?
You’ll find Old Dixieland in France
The service of what American ethnic group did not see much attention during the war?
Native Americans
What was the only song written for Native American service during the war?
Indianola
Where was James Reese Europe born?
Alabama
What instruments did Europe study as a child?
Piano and violin
What organization did Euope found that was a union for black musicians?
The Clef Club
When was the first time that a black orchestra had ever appeared in Carnegie hall?
In 1912 with a Symphony of Negro Music led by europe
What company signed on Europe and his black orchestra from the Clef club?
Victor Records in 1913
James Reese Europe served as the music director for the celebrated dance team of what two people?
Vernon and Irene Castle
Vernon and Irene Castle were credited with developing the popularity of what dance?
The foxtrot
What regiment did Europe enlist in?
The all-black 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard in 1916
What rank did Europe enlist as in the army?
A private
Who asked Europe to organize and develop the finest band in the U.S> army?
HIs commanding officer
James Reese Europe formed a band with the help of what two industrial giants?
u.S. Steel Corporation and John D. Rockefeller
Why was Europe asked to transfer to the French Army along with other blacks?
Because of America’s segregation laws limiting their role in active combat along white American soldiers
Whhat regiment did the 15th Infantry Regiment of the New York National Guard become in the French Army?
The 369th Infantry Regiment and their nickname was the Hellfighters
Who was the first African-American officer to lead his troops into combat during World War One?
Lt. James Reese Europe
How was Europe injured in the war?
By a gas attack in 1918
Who visited Europe in the hospital while recovering rom a gas attack?
Noble Sissie
What does a typical Tin Pan Alley song look like?
Introduction, vamp, verse, and a repeated refrain
When did the Hell-fighters record On Patrol in No Man’s Land for Posterity?
1919 upon their return to the United States
What is Very Good Eddy a reference to?
A reference to a popular 1915 musical comedy
What is a minnenwerfer a reference to?
A short range trench morterrused in the Somme where the trenches were less than 30yds apart
What is a Vary light?
A flare gun used to illuminate enemy soldiers
What is a Boch?
The slang French term for a German
What does On Patrol in Nom Man’s Land resemble?
The Expressionistic settings encountered in classical music
WHat drummer in the Hellfighters band was mentally imbalanced?
Herbert Wright
How did James Reese Europe die?
Herbert Wright thought he was unappreciated and though Europe tried to reason with him Wright pulled a knife and stabbbed him to death in May 1919
What was special about Europe’s public funeral in New York City?
It was the first one granted to a black American in the city’s history
