ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP/WJZ) — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage on Monday to repeal the state song, a Civil War-era call to arms for the Confederacy against "Northern scum" that refers to President ...

Governor Larry Hogan will sign a bill on Tuesday that will repeal “Maryland, My Maryland” as the state song. The Maryland General Assembly passed the state song repeal this year after more than 10 ...

A song that was written during the Civil War era and symbolized a call to arms for the Confederacy against “Northern scum” is being repealed by state lawmakers after years of failed attempts. The vote ...

On Wednesday, Maryland’s House Health and Government Operations Committee heard testimony on three bills that would repeal “Maryland, My Maryland” as the official state song. A state symbol since 1939 ...

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 ...

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. — 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” ...

Wartime songs, or "ditties" (an old-fashioned term for poems with catchy tunes), create camaraderie among troops yearning for places, people, and things they've left behind. These tunes live long ...

The Speaker of Maryland’s House of Delegates said Tuesday that the legislature will pass a bill repealing the status of “Maryland, My Maryland,” as the state’s official song due to its Confederate ...