The Southern Heritage Classic is one of the most important weekends of events in Memphis, centered around an annual football game at the Liberty Bowl between Jackson State University and Tennessee State University. Many tailgaters arrive on Friday and will stay in the Tiger Lane area all weekend. The area is full of barbecue, music, vendors, food and fun. 9/8/12
#160 Melrose High School Band (by John Shaw)
The Melrose High School Band marches in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade in Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
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Melrose’s Sound of the Mound Marching Band in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, 2012
Melrose School became a full high school in 1946, the same year that Hamilton High School opened, and since then Melrose has been indelibly linked with the Orange Mound neighborhood. The school has been known for excellence in football, basketball and music, and the Sound of the Mound marching band is the favorite band in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, 9/8/12
Bikers enjoy the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
Bikers enjoy the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
Bikers enjoy the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
#155 Star Steppers Marching Majorettes & Drummers (by John Shaw)
The Star Steppers Marching Majorettes and Drumline participate in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade in Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
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The Star Steppers Marching Majorettes and Drummers in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade 2012
The Star Steppers Marching Majorettes and Drummers march in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
More Steelers Fans, Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
More Steelers Fans, Southern Heritage Classic Parade, Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12
The Sparkling Diamondettes and the Ice Storm Drumline, Southern Heritage Classic Parade, 2012
The Sparkling Diamondettes and the Ice Storm Drumline march in the Southern Heritage Classic Parade in Orange Mound, Memphis TN, 9/8/12