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Statue of 'America's First Composer' Stephen Foster could come down over racism claims

Friday, October 6, 2017 21:02

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The national debate over whether controversial statues should be removed has now put a spotlight on Pittsburgh. A statue of Stephen Foster, dubbed “America’s First Composer,” faces an uncertain future after calls for its removal.

The statue features the songwriter as he sits on a perch while a barefoot slave plays the banjo below him.

Foster, a Pittsburgh native who died in 1864, is known for writing songs like “Oh! Susana,” “Old Folks At Home,” and “Old Black Joe.”

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