"Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River") is a folk song written by Stephen Foster in 1851. Since 1935, it has been the official state song of Florida.

16 мая 2023 г. · The song is based on a real river, the Suwanee River, which runs from Southeast Georgia thru Florida to the Gulf of Mexico.

31 янв. 1997 г. · Over the years, the song was used to teach white people why blacks wanted to be treated with dignity, Root said. It has even been used as a hymn ...

27 янв. 2007 г. · The song gave refined, human emotions to slaves, something that was not done in white, popular culture at that time. Foster tried to express the ...

The song is about a longing for home, specifically the Suwannee River in Florida. The lyrics describe the river's beauty and tranquility, and the singer's ...

1 мар. 2007 г. · Florida's famous state song about the Suwannee River, considered by many to be racially insensitive, is entering troubled waters yet again.

20 нояб. 2023 г. · This river symbolizes a distant home and the familiar surroundings of "old folks." The longing and nostalgia for home are palpable as the ...

"Swanee River" as the official state song. It replaced "Florida, My Florida," which had been adopted as the state song in 1913.

Better known as "Way Down Upon the Swanee River," the song had been controversial for decades because Foster wrote it in 1851 in the voice of a slave fondly ...

22 нояб. 2024 г. · The inclusion of the river in the lyrics stemmed from Foster's desire to feature a two-syllable American river. According to the writings of his ...