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Florida A&M’s Marching 100 in formation, 2008Marching 100Florida A&MPhoto: Dre4lyfe200509 via Wikimedia CommonsHoward’s Showtime Marching Band at halftime in 2024Showtime Marching BandHowardPhoto: MBShuler72 (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia CommonsJackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South at the 2021 SWAC ChampionshipSonic Boom of the SouthJackson StatePhoto: 2C2KPhotos (CC BY) via Wikimedia CommonsGrambling’s World Famed Tiger Marching Band at the 2019 State Fair ClassicWorld Famed Tiger Marching BandGrambling StatePhoto: Michael Barera (CC BY-SA) via Wikimedia CommonsBethune-Cookman’s Marching Wildcats at Super Bowl XLIII, 2009Marching WildcatsBethune-CookmanPhoto: NFL (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia CommonsTuskegee’s Marching Crimson Pipers at Abbott Memorial Stadium, 2013Marching Crimson PipersTuskegeePhoto: Skegeepedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia CommonsTexas Southern’s Ocean of Soul drum majors, 2021Ocean of SoulTexas SouthernPhoto: 2C2K Photography (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia CommonsLangston’s Marching Pride at an XFL game, 2020Marching PrideLangstonPhoto: Michael Barera (CC BY-SA) via Wikimedia CommonsMorgan State’s Magnificent Marching Machine, 1977Magnificent Marching MachineMorgan StatePhoto: Absolon (CC) via Wikimedia Commons
Jackson State's Sonic Boom of the South drum majors leap in the air mid-routine on the field Jackson State
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The GHOE homecoming parade rolls through Greensboro North Carolina A&T
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Fort Valley State University drum major Fort Valley State
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FAMU's Marching 100 drum major performs under the stadium lights Florida A&M
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HBCU fraternity step show performers leap mid-routine in a packed gym Step show
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Grambling State's World Famed Tiger Marching Band Grambling State
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Southern vs Texas Southern bands at the 2023 Murk City Classic Southern
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Tennessee State's Aristocrat of Bands performs at a battle of the bands Tennessee State
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Tuskegee University students pose in front of the Booker T. Washington statue Tuskegee
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Prairie View A&M marching band at the National Battle of the Bands Prairie View A&M
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HBCU marching band drum majors sprint across the field at the Gulf Coast Challenge Gulf Coast Challenge
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