In 1931, Congress passed a bill to make "The Star-Spangled Banner" the official national anthem of the United States. But the decision was far from simple. Among the points of contention was the mu… ...

Francis Scott Key wrote the Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812. He was a white supremacist like many others, and felt that blacks were morally and psychologically inferior and that ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has such disturbing messages in it. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a remarkable piece, because it is patriotic but it’s a patriotism that actually doesn’t ...

The sports league is planning to play "Lift Every Voice and Sing" — a song often referred to as the Black national anthem — before the "The Star-Spangled Banner" during every game on the ...

STAR-SPANGLED BANNER FULL LYRICS. O say can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous ...

Like most national anthems, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is sung at the beginning of sporting events, orchestral concerts and other public gatherings. But thanks to a few spectacular viral performances ...

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Like so many famous songs of yore, "The Star-Spangled Banner" started as a poem, called “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812.

How Black musicians have reinterpreted ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ during times of change by Roger House, opinion contributor - 01/07/25 12:30 PM ET ...

Black Pumas singer Eric Burton struggled through his rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to Game One of the World Series.

We’ve heard “Star Spangled Banner” a thousand ... Is it the lyrics, the music, ... The Johnny Cash Song Horror Punk Pioneer Glenn Danzig Wrote Specifically for the Man in Black. July 22, ...