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Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States.
Jun 8, 2017 · The widely circulated bills became known as “Dixies,” and some argue the term was later appropriated as a geographical nickname, first for New Orleans and Louisiana and then for the entire South.
"Dixie", also known as "Dixie's Land", "I Wish I Was in Dixie", and other titles, is a song about the Southern United States first made in 1859. It is one of the most distinctively Southern musical products of the 19th century.
Jan 6, 2019 · Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in...
Dixie, the Southern U.S. states, especially those that belonged to the Confederate States of America (1860–65). The origins of the name are debated, but it was popularized by the song ‘Dixie,’ composed in 1859 by Daniel Decatur Emmett. The tune was often considered the Confederate anthem.
Jun 27, 2020 · Dixie was considered the land south of the Mason-Dixon line, where slavery was legal. But once the term was used in a minstrel song, its correlation with racist ideologies became crystal clear ...
Jun 26, 2020 · The band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks has changed its name in light of the growing rejection of racist symbols and phrases.
Jun 27, 2020 · Dixie was considered the land south of the Mason-Dixon line, where slavery was legal. But once the term was used in a minstrel song, its correlation with racist ideologies became crystal clear ...
1 day ago · Two people were shot at a business on Dixie Highway Saturday morning, with one of them dying. Louisville Metro Police said just before 11:30 a.m., Third Division officers reported to a shooting in ...
2 days ago · LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- An attempted robbery inside a business on Dixie Highway in Louisville's Valley Station turned deadly Saturday morning. LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said police ...
