Emmett was a member of a blackface troupe known as the Bryant's Minstrels, but he was indignant when he found out that his song had become an unofficial anthem of the Confederacy.

艾美特是黑面表演剧团的一员，剧团的名字叫做“布莱恩特的游吟诗人”，当他得知自己的歌曲成了南方联盟的非正式颂歌时，他非常愤怒。