Maryland lawmakers are weighing whether to strike the state song from the list of state symbols enshrined in the law due to its pro-Confederacy lyrics. The current state song, “Maryland, My Maryland,” ...

Here are the lyrics to the state song, "Maryland! My Maryland!": I The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland! Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the ...

I strongly disagree with “politically correct” crowds that frequently seek to re-write history for their own present-day purposes. But when it comes to the hateful lyrics of Maryland’s official state ...

AFTER FIVE YEARS OF DISCUSSION AND DEBATE LAWMAKERS HAVE FINALLY DECIDED THAT NO STATE SONG IS BETTER THAN ONE THAT PEOPLE FIND EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE. THE SONG MARILYN MY MARYLAND CALLS PRESIDENT ...

Some local leaders predict that 2021 will be the year that Maryland rids itself of a Confederate-themed state song after nearly half a century of trying. “Chances are exponentially better that this ...

The lyrics of “Maryland, My Maryland,” long criticized as sympathetic to the Confederacy, refer to Abraham Lincoln as a “despot” and Union soldiers as “Northern scum!” By Neil Vigdor For decades, ...