UT’s three Black drum majors all have ties to Memphis
The University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland marching band drum major for 2024 is Christian Carroll of Collierville. (Betty Myers/Courtesy Pride of the Southland)
There have only been three Black drum majors in the more than 150 years since the University of Tennessee marching band was founded.
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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