Mudcat Café message #4107000

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Thread #169860 Message #4107000
Posted By: GUEST,Augie
22-May-21 - 10:01 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Night They Drove Old Dixie Down revised
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Night They Drove Old Dixie Down revised

I agree that the "revised" song is a poor attempt, but I feel a bit of sympathy for the impulse that lead to it.

This is germane:

https://www.alternet.org/2021/05/texas-education-bill/

AND Texas (and many other southern states as well) still to this day teach "The War Of Northern Aggression" and the "Lost Cause" myth to impressionable children.