Updated: 9:21 PM CDT Apr 30, 2021 WLKY Digital Team An old Kentucky Derby tradition will continue this year despite pushback from activists. That tradition is the playing of the state song prior to the race.Normally, My Old Kentucky Home, written by Stephen Collins Foster, is performed by the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band. The words go up on the screen and those in attendance sing loud along with the music.According to the Kentucky Derby website, It’s unclear when it became the definitive song for the Kentucky Derby, but some report it was played as early as 1921 for the 47th running. But the song has a complicated history. It s said to be a song about a slave s lament and the original lyrics used controversial wording about Black people.Last year, as racial justice protests were steady in Louisville, and took aim at the Derby, Churchill Downs made some wording changes to the song the day before and added a moment of silence and reflect
My Old Kentucky Home will play before Kentucky Derby as usual, despite criticism
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