Opposition to 'offensive' Refugio High School fight song continues
Dareon Wills is in an unusual position.
The Refugio High School senior is both a starter for the Bobcats football team and a member of the marching band.
That means he has had to play the school’s contested fight song, “Dixie,” and also run out onto the field to it. And when he does either, he said, he feels shame.
As an eighth-grader, he learned about the origins of the song — that it was written for a blackface minstrel show in the 1850s, and served as the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy.
The song is “offensive to many people. It’s offensive to me,” Wills said in a message to the Caller-Times. “I feel like a school is supposed to be there for all of the students and make us all feel safe and welcomed. But I guess that’s not the case in this community.”
Read more: https://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2019/12/11/opposition-refugio-high-school-fight-song-dixie-continues/4383909002/
(Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
Earlier thread:
Refugio divided over school's fight song
https://www.democraticunderground.com/107844990
Refugio advanced to the Class 2A Division I state final game with a 29-21 victory over San Augustine. This is the fourth time within five years that Refugio appeared in the state final game. Refugio will play Post in the Class 2A Division I state championship at 7 p.m. Dec. 18 at AT&T Stadium. Go Bobcats!