I'm not concerned about what the word "Dixie" means.

I have read the Snowden book and there's more evidence than Guest Q has mentioned. Still as I remember the book doesn't offer much but speculation.

The point of the book is: that Emmett learned Dixie from an African- American source, possibly the Snowden's or more likely their extended family.

Nowhere have we seen comparisons of Hays' "Dixie" (to Emmett's) or elaborate investigations into the origin of Hays' version. Why?

Can we investigate that here on Mudcat?

-Richie