- "Carry Me Back to Old
Virginny" is a song
written circa 1878 by
James A.
Bland (1854–1911), an African-American
composer and
minstrel performer. It was...
-
minstrel performer. He is best
known for the song "Carry Me Back to Old
Virginny"
which was the
official state song of
Virginia from 1940 to 1997. Bland...
- 1830s, both were made
official in 1930. In 1940, "Carry Me Back to Old
Virginny" was
named the
state song, but it was
retired in 1997 due to its nostalgic...
-
extending east into Lyon County. The
range is
named after James Finney, "Old
Virginny", an
early discoverer of gold ****ociated with the
Comstock Lode.: 5, 13–14 ...
-
years can be
found here. D In 1940,
Virginia made "Carry Me Back to Old
Virginny" the
state song, but it was
retired in 1997 and
reclassified as the state...
- was established. Virginia's
previous state song, "Carry Me Back to Old
Virginny",
adopted in 1940, was
rescinded in 1997 due to
language deemed racist...
- ****s lan from guinny, De
birth place ob dat
great man, Tree
cheers for ol
Virginny. The
origin of the name "Jim Crow" is
obscure but may have
evolved from...
- abolitionist) "Tom shows",
loosely based on
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book. "The
Virginny Cupids" was an
operatic olio and the most po****r of the time. It is centered...
- Clay Work (1863) "Back Side of Albany" "The Band of ****s! From 'Ole
Virginny State'" (1844) "The Bee-Gum", G.
Willig (1833) "Billy Patterson", Dan Emmett...
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verse concludes by
describing Gabriel as the man "who
almost ruined old
Virginny". DeFord,
Susan (2000-02-06). "Gabriel's Rebellion".
Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286...
