Maryland lawmakers are weighing whether to strike the state song from the list of state symbols enshrined in the law due to its pro-Confederacy lyrics. The current state song, “Maryland, My Maryland,” ...

Just as Kentucky Derby opens with ‘My Old Kentucky Home,’ the Preakness Stakes begins with a rendition of ‘Maryland, My Maryland.’ The state song of Maryland, “Maryland, My Maryland,” is traditionally ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After decades of debate, legislators in Maryland finally seem ready to repeal the state song. Last week, the House of Delegates and the Senate both voted to boot “Maryland, My ...

For 82 years, Marylanders have listened to a state song that is a bloody call to arms in support of the Confederacy. Now, the tune is likely to lose its honored status. Maryland lawmakers are poised ...

AFTER FIVE YEARS OF DISCUSSION AND DEBATE LAWMAKERS HAVE FINALLY DECIDED THAT NO STATE SONG IS BETTER THAN ONE THAT PEOPLE FIND EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE. THE SONG MARILYN MY MARYLAND CALLS PRESIDENT ...

Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Jewish member of Congress representing Maryland, has co-written an ode to the state in yet another attempt to replace the state’s official song, a pro-Confederate anthem written ...

The legislature has another chance to repeal Maryland’s Confederate state song “Maryland, My Maryland” this session. It must take action to finally stop honoring the Lost Cause and send a strong ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) - The official state song, "Maryland, My Maryland," will not be performed before the Preakness next month, because some think the lyrics are racist. A spokesperson for Pimlico Race ...

State lawmakers who oppose Maryland's official song are getting closer to putting the Confederate-era relic out to pasture, even though they have had to put aside their goal of jettisoning it ...

Maryland’s oft-debated state song, a relic of the Confederacy that calls Union supporters “Northern scum,” is one signature away from being repealed. The state’s House of Delegates voted Monday to ...