{"id":63,"date":"2006-12-02T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-02T06:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halftimeglory.com\/?p=63"},"modified":"2006-12-02T06:06:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-02T06:06:00","slug":"view-from-the-sidelines-an-inside-look-at-the-band-programs-of-americas-historically-black-colleges-and-universities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halftimeglory.com\/?p=63","title":{"rendered":"View From The Sidelines: An Inside Look at the Band Programs of America\u2019s Historically Black Colleges and Universities."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Blog is a dedicated archive for the 5th Quarter&#8217;s &#8220;View From The sidelines&#8221; Column. 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Thank you for your support of the 5th Quarter, and VFTS&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:times new roman;\"><em>Herbert L. &#8220;Crazylegs&#8221; Seward III<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:times new roman;\"><em>Columnist, &#8220;View From The Sidelines&#8221;<\/em><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family:times new roman;\"><em>The 5th Quarter, Inc.<\/em><\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the5thquarter.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family:times new roman;\"><em>http:\/\/www.the5thquarter.com<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Blog is a dedicated archive for the 5th Quarter&#8217;s &#8220;View From The sidelines&#8221; Column. Patrons of the 5th Quarter (and HBCU fans and bandheads in general) will be able to view past editions of VFTS from June 2003 to the present. 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