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The Kentucky Derby was protested again by woke leftists, not for the treatment of animals (that’s been a PETA thing for some time) or the lack of diversity in horse racing (though lack of diversity in basketball is apparently fine). As they have for a few years now, radical leftists pushed to have the 100-year tradition of playing “My Old Kentucky Road” ended.
Why? Racism, of course. But here’s the thing. Historians generally agree the song was written as condemnation against slave owners. Why would the woke left want to end that? We’ll get to that in a moment. First, here’s the story from The Blaze before the race ran.
The Kentucky Derby is refusing to cave to the woke mob.
Despite pushback from people who claim the state song of Kentucky is racially insensitive, the song will be played prior to the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at the historic Churchill Downs horse racing track on Saturday.
What are the details?
The Kentucky state song “My Old Kentucky Home” is traditionally played prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby. The University of Louisville marching band plays the song while the more than 160,000 spectators in attendance sing the lyrics.
According to the Kentucky Derby website, the song has been played for the last 100 years. “Although there is no definitive history on the playing of the Stephen Foster ballad as a Derby Day tradition, it is believed to have originated in 1921 for the 47th running,” the website states.
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