“In an effort to recruit better musicians, develop their musicianship on the college level, and support the development of instrumental music and band programs in the Black schools of Florida, Leander A. Kirksey, Jr. gathered former FAMC graduates for a meeting and organized what became known as the Florida Association of Band Directors (FABD).”

“A Band in Every School: Portraits of Historically Black School Bands in Florida,” Second Edition contains a historical account of the FABD and additional photographs of some of those school bands that were organized during segregation.