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Talladega College To Decide Whether Its Band Will March On Inauguration Day

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The West Front of the Capitol is seen as work continues on the stand for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (Alex Brandon/AP)
The West Front of the Capitol is seen as work continues on the stand for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. (Alex Brandon/AP)

The president of Talladega College is set to decide whether the college's marching band, the Marching Tornadoes, will participate in President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade.

Talladega College is Alabama's oldest private historically black college, and petitions for and against the band's participation have emerged.

Anthony Cook (@anthonycook_dh), editor of Talladega's Daily Home newspaper, joins Here & Now's Robin Young to discuss what's being said about the controversy.

This segment aired on January 4, 2017.

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