If they are respectful and non-inflammatory we should all sing them. Some need a bit of tweaking. They are songs that meant to much to people who died tragic deaths for a tragic cause. Most did not own slaves..they were too poor themselves..it is very sad that people can't sing Dixie any more..it is a song about pancakes for heavens' sake...it is not meant to offend anyone..although the land of cotton is obviously hard to swallow...

So don't sing Dixie. Look at the words to the Bonny Blue Flag...

Many are universal..tenting tonight...tramp tramp tramp the boys are marching..about the pOWs...battle hymn of the republic...

They are beautiful songs. I would sing songs from both sides. I would call it the Civil War. I would not assume that everyone on the Southern Side was inhuman or wishing to perpetuate slavery..most were uneducated hill people who would have profited from the abolition of slavery as they would have been more needed in the job market.

No need to get on any high horses. Sing the beautiful songs, amend slightly the ones that could be offensive and explain why.