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The Banning of “Dixie,”& the Birth of “An American Trilogy”

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This is not the first time hysteria has jeopardized Southern institutions. In the late 60's, the song "Dixie" was strongly-identified with slavery and other unsavory elements of the Confederate cause. A robust effort to ban the song was undertaken, and it was generally rebuked in many sectors of American culture. But Mickey Newbury decided to take a stand....

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