Maryland state legislators voted Monday to repeal the state song, which boasts about a call to arms for the Confederacy and disparaging President Abraham Lincoln's remarks. The song 'Maryland, My Maryland' was written in 1861 as a poem by James Ryder Randall. It makes a combative reference to Lincoln, 'The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland!' The song also calls the Union army 'Northern scum.' The song became Maryland's state song in 1939. Legislators have been trying to replace the piece since 1974, according to CBS News. Lawmaker sent the bill […]

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