April 19, 2019

Kate Smith’s “God Bless America” out at Yankee Stadium over racist songs

by Felix Pantaleón

The Yankees have decided to no longer run Kate Smith’s version of “God Bless America” during their seventh-inning stretch because of Smith’s affiliation with songs that carried racist lyrics. Most famously, Smith sang a 1931 song, “That’s Why Darkies Were Born,” which opened: “Someone had to pick the cotton, Someone had to pick the corn,…

Written by Felix Pantaleón

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