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character. It was a place where people seemed to be more equal". Allen used the boxing ring and the sport itself to display the equality between blacks and whites as they were literally on even ground and the only difference between the two was the character of each fighter. It wasn’t a question of who was what race and who had more privilege, it was about the heart and drive of each of the fighters in the ring. Allen's books include
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marching band. In this project, Allen uses the marching band to challenge the preconceived ideas of marching bands at the time. Allen also believed the Morgan State band specifically was providing a much more original, almost tribal
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Allen also used his photographs to promote segregation and the idea that blacks and whites were truly equal. Allen comments on his collection depicting boxers in
Gleason Gym by saying, "whatever racism existed, it did not seem to have much effect on the fighters in the room. It was a question of
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of what they were doing. It all seemed so particular to an
African-American sensibility". Allen believed that the marching band gave a very expressive and musical way to express unity and cooperation within the African American community. Allen published the book
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