Despite its origins in the popular music of the North, the song "Dixie" became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy during the Civil War and still endures as a divisive symbol in modern America.

"Dixie," known as the Confederate anthem, was played at former U.S. President Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden in October 2024. Real estate investor Steve Witkoff walked out to an Elvis ...

NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, meant to demonstrate broad-based and unifying support as he seeks a second term, was marked by racist barbs amid other demeaning insults. It ...

Now the story of what may be this country's most divisive song. "Dixie" was the rallying cry of the Confederacy during the Civil War. For our series American Anthem, NPR's Bilal Qureshi crisscrossed ...