Star Spangled Banner Archives - Andscape

Sports

‘The Star-Spangled Banner’s’ racist lyrics reflect its slave owner author, Francis Scott Key

His role in sustaining slavery adds another layer to the Kaepernick kneeling controversy

By Jamie Stiehm

Culture

On this July Fourth, what should be our national anthem?

No matter what song we sing, let it ring with a determination to forever move forward

HBCU

Morgan State student documentary asks hard questions about ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

Poem’s rarely-heard third stanza condemns African-Americans seeking freedom

By Simone Benson

You’ll never forget this rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’

These Lincoln Memorial tourists will always remember Star Swain

By Kelley D. Evans