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Kentucky Derby History

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What has been played before the Kentucky Derby for over 100 years?

The national anthem
America the Beautiful
The Star-Spangled Banner
My Old Kentucky Home (correct)

What is the true nature of the song 'My Old Kentucky Home'?

A lament of an enslaved person separated from their family (correct)
A protest against the abolition of slavery
A celebration of the Kentucky Derby
A praise of Kentucky's enslavers

What was Stephen Foster's approach to depicting black people in his work?

He excluded them from his songs altogether
He depicted them as suffering human beings and eliminated grotesque cartoons (correct)
He used plantation dialect to make them sound more authentic
He only wrote about abolition

What was the significance of the Kentucky Derby in the context of American sports?

It was the longest, continuously held sporting event in the United States (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was Stephen Foster's birthplace?

Pennsylvania (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the original title of 'My Old Kentucky Home'?

Poor Uncle Tom, Goodnight (B) Signup and view all the answers

What was the inspiration for 'My Old Kentucky Home'?

Events witnessed by Harriet Beecher Stowe in Kentucky (C) Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of 'My Old Kentucky Home' according to Frederick Douglass?

To awaken sympathies for the slave and promote antislavery principles (C) Signup and view all the answers

How did the interpretation of 'My Old Kentucky Home' change over time?

The song's mournful lyrics were omitted, and it became associated with nostalgia for plantation life (A) Signup and view all the answers

What happened to 'My Old Kentucky Home' in 1986?

The song's lyrics were revised to remove connotations of racial discrimination (C) Signup and view all the answers

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