Yet as the region tries to move into the 21st century while keeping one foot firmly planted in the past, the divisions are deepening. In South Carolina, The Citadel's decision has not gone unnoticed. Two state senators have asked Citadel President Maj. Gen. John Grinalds to clarify the school's position. Not so, says a Citadel spokesman.
Some people feel uncomfortable when it is played.
We will still play the song when it is appropriate, say, when the Daughters of the Confederacy are meeting on campus. More than that, other school officials say there is a need to prepare cadets for the broader world that exists beyond traditions and beyond the Mason-Dixon Line. We need to be a progressive, forward-looking institution mindful of where we are going. Indeed, a hush of heightened sensitivity is falling on many aspects of the South's past. Hiding the lawn jockeys Other changes are more subtle.