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Maryland Repeals State Song That Called Lincoln A ‘Tyrant’ By Scott Neuman  May 20, 2021 A song alluding to Abraham Lincoln as a “tyrant” and a “despot” and to the Union as “Northern scum!” is no longer Maryland’s official anthem after Gov. Larry Hogan this week approved its repeal a move that some Republicans say is another example of “cancel culture.” Hogan gave the measure his OK months after the state’s legislature voted to eliminate the long-controversial Civil War-era song, Maryland, My Maryland. “We’re repealing the state song. It is a relic of the Confederacy, which is clearly outdated and out of touch,” Hogan, a Republican, said when he signed the measure on Tuesday.

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