"Dixie's Land" written by Daniel Emmett, member of the Christy Minstrels was popular on the New York stage as part of a "walkaround". Emmett got as far as Cincinatti but never into the deep south. The tune was "appropriated" by a publisher from New Orleans (read stolen) and as a result found popularity in the south. Unfortunately, the song has been appropriated by the Klan and by Southern Confederate organizations and is immensely offensive to African-American people who know that it's intent is racist as it has been recently used.

As a result, I refuse to sing the song in the way that I would refuse to sing the "Wesselhorst Song" from the era of the Nazis.

It is associated with the battle flag of the Confederacy. The Confederacy was intended as an attempt to furthur the "cause" of slavery and to unite southerners as a body to advocate the superiority of the white race. If you don't believe this, then read Alexander Stephens (Vice President of the Confederacy) and his mission statement.

Frank