(drumroll) The Night they drove old Dixie down....😁

[underpants]

I found this on the inter webs posted by a former DU’er

[hlthe2b]

1. Leon Helm was the southerner of the Band (mostly Canadian) but never a racist

While I obviously never bought into the "southern heritage" argument as an argument to defend these statues or the damned flag or anything else brought back in the late 40s and 50s to combat civil rights and desegregation, the song was still a resonant and memorable piece and Helm's performance on drums and vocals stays with you. That song will remain, but the statues need to go to cold storage or museums. Way past due.

[underpants]

2. Totally agree. This was in Charlottesville

This statue was the basis of the Unite the Right mess.

The song paints a picture of a man in the times. That’s how I’ve always taken it.

[jaxexpat]

3. The quintessential "folk" song, poignant, poem of the bad old days.

I always thought, though gender confusing, Joan Baez' cover was the best.

[lagomorph777]

12. Erect the statues at the city dump.

[AverageOldGuy]

4. Then, there's this . . .

Link to tweet

[underpants]

5. That's great. Thanks.

[AverageOldGuy]

7. The full music

"Ashokan Farewell" -- theme Music from Ken Burns' "The Civil War" series on PBS; composed by Jay Unger

[bearsfootball516]

6. Hope nobody brought any eggs to throw...

That would be terrible...

[rpannier]

8. They forgot the white flag accessory

[Joinfortmill]

9. 👍

[MrModerate]

10. Yep, that's the south end of a north-bound horse all right. n/t

[sheilahi]

11. c ya

And the horse you rode in on