Kentucky Derby Ignores Activists, Will Continue Longtime Pre-Race Tradition

The classic song “My Old Kentucky Home” will be played at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, as the event will choose tradition over the complaints from activists who contend the ballad is racist.

WLKY-TV reported that despite an effort to cancel the song, it will be part of the 2021 race, being played just before the bell.

WLKY noted the song has been played annually at the race since at least 1921. But in recent years, organizers have faced pressure to choose another song.

Smithsonian Magazine profiled the controversy over the song last September.

The outlet reported that songwriter Stephen Foster wrote the song in the 1850s “as an anti-slavery song, inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe’s ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and following the same story arc as Stowe’s title character. His initial working title was ‘Poor Uncle Tom, Goodnight.’”


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Thank you Kentucky Derby!!!

Churchhilldowns has no alternative but to keep tradition. as the rest of the onsite betting companies have dug into all the profits. look them up. its a corporation. available to be purchased through common stock sales.

and while im thinking on " it ", the conservative right is just as much to blame for alienating the far leftists from the logic library. take for instance Disneys Dumbo. the orthodox presbyterians boycotted walt from the very begining of his venue of comics movies. and in Dumbo they dug in their heels. then came 101 Dalmations. imagine getting that great of a woody over the Stork delivering babies to a circus, or dogs marrying before they hump. bunch of self loathing cheesedicks is all they are.

sorry to burst your bubble

Now that (the OP) was refreshing!