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Tracy June·Aug 5, 2025African Americans and the National Anthem: A Song Not Written for AllBy Tracy Kirkland Originally written April 9, 2023
Keith·Feb 9, 2025The Bawdy British Origins Of Our National AnthemYou may have heard that the tune for Francis Scott Key’s The Star Spangled Banner was actually from a British drinking song. Key’s lyrics…
InThe PolisbyWilliam Spivey·Jan 27, 2025What Free Black People of 1835 Had in Common With Black Americans TodayTo Be Free, But Not Yet FreeA response icon3A response icon3
InAnhad ka BaajabySunder and Sonati·Apr 19, 2024Anthem(with some help from Francis Scott Key)A response icon1A response icon1
gab1930s·Mar 28, 2024Francis Scott Key: The Star-Spangled Legacy of Francis Scott KeyIn the early hours of a misty September morning in 1814, an American lawyer and amateur poet named Francis Scott Key bore witness to an…A response icon1A response icon1
Tom Sims·Sep 14, 2023“Defence of Fort McHenry”On this day in 1814 — In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key…
Think On Your Own·Aug 18, 2023Fans Surprised By The Actual “Star Spangled Banner” Not The Edited Version With The Slavery…Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner.” He was born into massive slave-holding wealth. He became a lawyer and one of the…
Phil Garber·Feb 14, 2023OPINIONChoose Poetry Of James Weldon Johnson Over Racism Of Francis Scott Key,
Hector Guthrie·Jan 1, 2022Is The Star-Spangled Banner A Racist Song From A Racist Man?Thanks to the benching of Colin Kaepernick, the debate over the national anthem is alit. If you read history, you’ll discover that this is…A response icon1A response icon1
