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Maryland may repeal state song, a Confederate call to arms

by Brian Witte
| December 29, 2020 11:06 AM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — After decades of debate, legislators are finally sensing strong support for repealing Maryland's state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” that refers to President Abraham Lincoln as a despot.

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