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Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
In 1940 the Virginia Legislature adopted "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" as the state song. Because its
lyrics about slavery were offensive to many, Bland's piece was relegated to "state song emeritus" in 1997;
the search for a new state song for Virginia continues to this day.
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