UT Finds 'No Racist Intent' With 'Eyes of Texas'

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University of Texas-Austin athletes and band members will not be required to participate in “The Eyes of Texas,” but a university investigation found “no racist intent” behind the school song.

The 58-page Eyes of Texas History Committee Report, which was commissioned after athletes and students began to protest the song last summer amid racial injustice protests, was released Tuesday. The 24-person committee was tasked with looking at the history, origins and lyrics of “The Eyes of Texas,” which was written in 1903. According to The Associated Press, the panel found that the song was “rooted in a message of accountability and striving toward excellence. The report also noted the song was first performed at a minstrel show, most likely with performers in blackface.”

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