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,...
Kate Smith’s “god Bless America” Out At Yankee Stadium Over Racist Songs
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Thu, 04/18/2019 - 7:32pm
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