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In 1999, Smith was inducted posthumously into the Radio Hall of Fame.<ref name=findagrave/>
In 1999, Smith was inducted posthumously into the Radio Hall of Fame.<ref name=findagrave/>
==Running afoul of political correctness==
More than thirty years after her passing, Miss Smith was targeted by [[political correctness]] because two of her songs, "That's Why Darkies Were Born" and "Pickaninny Heaven," were declared "racist." From 2009 to 2019, the [[New York Yankees]] played her "God Bless America" in the seventh inning of each home game. The Yankees in 2019 removed Smith's song from its schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-kate-smith-god-bless-america-20190418-wfkyednrvrherh57sfmb4h7s5y-story.html |title=Yankees dump Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' from rotation over singer's racist song|author=Stefan Bondy|publisher=''The New York Daily News''|date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> The following day, the Philadelphia Flyers to which she had been loyal, also dumped Smith. "We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization," the Flyers told [[CNN]].<ref name=flyers>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/19/us/kate-smith-yankes-flyers-god-bless-america-song-dropped-trnd/index.html |title=Sports teams dump Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' because of her racist songs |publisher=[[CNN]]|author=Doug Criss and Jill Martin|accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref>
More than thirty years after her passing, Miss Smith was targeted by [[political correctness]] because two of her songs, "That's Why Darkies Were Born" and "Pickaninny Heaven," were declared "racist." From 2009 to 2019, the [[New York Yankees]] played her "God Bless America" in the seventh inning of each home game. The Yankees in 2019 removed Smith's song from its schedule.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-kate-smith-god-bless-america-20190418-wfkyednrvrherh57sfmb4h7s5y-story.html |title=Yankees dump Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' from rotation over singer's racist song|author=Stefan Bondy|publisher=''The New York Daily News''|date=April 18, 2019 |access-date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> The following day, the Philadelphia Flyers to which she had been loyal, also dumped Smith. "We have recently become aware that several songs performed by Kate Smith contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization," the Flyers told [[CNN]].<ref name=flyers>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/19/us/kate-smith-yankes-flyers-god-bless-america-song-dropped-trnd/index.html |title=Sports teams dump Kate Smith's 'God Bless America' because of her racist songs |publisher=[[CNN]]|author=Doug Criss and Jill Martin|accessdate=April 19, 2019}}</ref>