“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted ... Key was a slave-owner with anti-abolitionist views, and in this verse he mentions slaves and their role in the battle – on both ...

Some Americans call for replacement of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ with new national anthem Here is the complete version of The Star Spangled Banner. Usually, only the first verse gets ...

“The Star Spangled Banner” has long been derided as a poor choice for our national anthem. Critics cite it as difficult to sing, difficult to understand, and most often, difficult to lov ...

Nov. 7): The NAACP wants the Star Spangled Banner removed as our National Anthem because the author was a slave owner and the third stanza of the poem that is the basis for the Anthem is “racist”.