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Is Stephen Foster's song "My Old Kentucky Home" pro-slavery or anti-slavery?
Is Kentucky Derby anthem My Old Kentucky Home pro-slavery or anti-slavery? Salon 3 hrs ago © Provided by Salon Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Jamie Squire/Getty Images Christopher Lynch works at the Center for American Music in the University of Pittsburgh Library System where the Foster Hall Collection is housed. Opinions expressed in this article are his own. Songwriter Stephen Foster s antebellum ballad My Old Kentucky Home, the state song of Kentucky, has been sung by crowds at the Kentucky Derby almost every year since 1936. Last year, because of pandemic crowd restrictions and protests of the song s racism, track bugler Steve Buttleman intoned the melody in a somber performance shorn of the controversial words. According to Churchill Downs Darren Rogers, a moment of silence preceded the performance to recognize the inequities that many in our nation still face, and encourage renewed hope. In an effort t
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