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UT alumni, students upset by donor threats to pull money if ‘Eyes of Texas’ goes away Students have protested the alma mater song because of its racist background, but UT President Jay Hartzell has said that it will continue to be played at football games and events. The University of Texas at Austin s alma mater which is sung the tune of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” was first played in a minstrel show with performers in blackface and connected to a saying from Confederate Army Commander Robert E. Lee.(gregobagel / Getty Images) Emails from alumni threatening to pull hefty donations unless the University of Texas keeps a controversial song tradition didn’t sit well with many other graduates, even those who have fond memories of the tune. ....
Wealthy UT-Austin alumni supporting Eyes of Texas threatened to pull donations, emails show Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Texas Longhorns had just lost to rival Oklahoma for the third time in a row this time after a quadruple overtime. The bruising loss was quickly overshadowed when then-Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger stood alone on the field for the playing of the university’s alma mater song The Eyes of Texas, a postgame tradition. The rest of the team, who typically stay to sing the song with fans at the end of games, had retreated from the field. For many University of Texas at Austin students who had spent months protesting and petitioning the school to get rid of The Eyes of Texas, it was gutting to see the student leader seemingly taking a stand. (Ehlinger later said he was only lingering alone on the field to talk with coaches.) The song played to the tune of I’ve been working on the railroad ....