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How Colbert’s Band Leader Jon Batiste Retuned ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic’ for the 21st Century

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New Orleans native son Jon Batiste reflects on his home town’s decision to remove Confederate statues and how he reworked a Civil War anthem to reflect modern America.

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