Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin Proposes New State Song
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- We all know how passionate Marylanders are about our state.
Now, there's a proposal for a new state song you can sing loud and proud.
Congressman Jamie Raskin co-wrote a song to replace the current song "Maryland, My Maryland."
From the Western Mountains to the Ocean City shores, this new version is sung by a Northwestern High School Student and pays tribute to state landmarks and iconic figures.
Raskin says the original version of the song, written in the 1800s, has racist undertones.
