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Watch 118-year-old statue of Stephen Foster be removed

Name: Statue of songwriter Stephen Foster removed from Pittsburgh park
Uploaded: 2018-04-26T21:41:42.000Z
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: A 118 -year-old statue of songwriter Stephen Foster was removed from a Pittsburgh park. Foster wrote the song “Oh! Susanna.” The statue was voted to be removed because the song contains a lyric about a slave plucking a banjo, while sitting at someone’s feet. It will remain in a storage lot until further notice.

A 118 -year-old statue of songwriter Stephen Foster was removed from a Pittsburgh park. Foster wrote the song “Oh! Susanna.” The statue was voted to be removed because the song contains a lyric about a slave plucking a banjo, while sitting at someone’s feet. It will remain in a storage lot until further notice.