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,” ...
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 ...
BALTIMORE (WJZ) --The University of Maryland's marching band will no longer play "Maryland, My Maryland," the official state song of Maryland, at school sporting events because of its ties to the ...
Maryland's pro-Confederate state song is on the verge of being consigned to history. After years of efforts to repeal the song, the General Assembly voted by wide margins this session to ditch ...