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The Chicks say George Floyd’s murder inspired them to change their name

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The Chicks have discussed changing their band name this year, and how the murder of George Floyd spurred them on in their decision.The trio – fka the Dixie Chicks – announced that they were to drop the ‘Dixie’ from their name back in June, a month in which Black Lives Matter protests spread across the globe following Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in late May.In a new interview with The Independent, The Chicks discussed the thought process behind the name change.

Martie Maguire said: “People who live in the South have lived with the word ‘Dixie’ and the [Confederate] flag for a long time.“And a lot of people not thinking of the connotations of it.

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