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A Pennsylvania native, Stephen Foster was an early 19th century songwriter whose contributions included, "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races." Foster's song, "My Old Kentucky Home," remains Kentucky's State Song.
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/ne...oster-wrote-oh-susanna-cincinnati/1031795001/
He was neither a Confederate nor a slaveholder, but his statue was declared "offensive" and so now it's gone. He died in 1864 at the age 37.
"The Giuseppe Moretti statue was completed in 1900 and thousands attended its dedication."
https://www.41nbc.com/2018/04/26/oh-susanna-songwriters-statue-removed-after-criticism/
https://www.cincinnati.com/story/ne...oster-wrote-oh-susanna-cincinnati/1031795001/
He was neither a Confederate nor a slaveholder, but his statue was declared "offensive" and so now it's gone. He died in 1864 at the age 37.
"The Giuseppe Moretti statue was completed in 1900 and thousands attended its dedication."
https://www.41nbc.com/2018/04/26/oh-susanna-songwriters-statue-removed-after-criticism/