A bill that would repeal Maryland’s state song “Maryland, My Maryland!” on the grounds it contains offensive and outdated language is advancing in the General Assembly this week.
The song, penned in 1891, labels President Abraham Lincoln as a “despot,” poses a call to action to defend the state from the Union, and personifies the state as “not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb,” among other provocative lyrics.
“It’s way past time to eliminate this outdated and offensive tune from our law books,” Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan, D-Montgomery, SB08’s Senate sponsor, told Capital News Service.
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