Kentucky Derby History
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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?

    <p>It was the longest, continuously held sporting event in the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Stephen Foster's birthplace?

    <p>Pennsylvania</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Poor Uncle Tom, Goodnight</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Events witnessed by Harriet Beecher Stowe in Kentucky</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To awaken sympathies for the slave and promote antislavery principles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The song's mournful lyrics were omitted, and it became associated with nostalgia for plantation life</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The song's lyrics were revised to remove connotations of racial discrimination</p> Signup and view all the answers

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