Author Emily Bingham

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 3:18 p.m.

b'Kentucky\'s state anthem, "My Old Kentucky Home," is both a celebratory ballad evoking a sentimental feeling while, for others, outrage for its glorification of chattel slavery in the pre-Civil war south. Author Emily Bingham explores how the melody about America\'s original sin has evolved to become quote "a living symbol of a happy past," which was never just a song.'