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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) A screenshot from the music video for Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" song. The picture shows Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, with superimposed images of a city riot. The courthouse has been a scene of Henry Choate's, an 18 year old black man, lynching in 1927. Aldean performs in front of the courthouse throughout the video, with the site seemingly a symbol of small town order, juxtaposed against the violent chaos of the cities. (Source: Jason Aldean YouTube channel)

Commentary: ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Is the Antithesis of a Rural Anthem

By Skylar Baker-Jordan, The Daily Yonder ● Essays ● July 22, 2023

Under the guise of extolling the virtues of neighborliness, Jason Aldean delivers a divisive political screed.