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Oct 3, 2017 · Harvard scholars deconstruct the questions at the heart of the recent NFL protests. When President Trump called for owners of National Football League teams to fire players who take a knee during the national anthem to protest racism, the response by players and others was an even more widespread dissent before games that touched a deep ...
Sep 1, 2016 · Mark Clague says the national anthem doesn't glorify slavery or racism but it is a product of its time America's anthem is a powerful tool to achieve better understanding of ourselves and our ...
Jan 27, 2020 · The Star-Spangled Banner, long a treasured symbol of national unity, has suddenly become "one of the most racist, pro-slavery songs" in American culture. Why is this happening? And more importantly, is it true? USA Today columnist James Robbins explores the history of the song and its author to answer these questions. The Star-Spangled Banner ...
Nov 8, 2017 · Now, the NAACP said they plan to lobby legislators to remove the "Star-Spangled Banner" as our national anthem, calling it one of the most racist, pro-slavery, anti-black songs in the American ...
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Story by Shannon Thaler • 1w. Stephen A. Smith defended Megyn Kelly after she was branded a “racist” for saying the Black National Anthem didn’t need to be sung at Super Bowl LVIII. Kelly ...
Jul 4, 2018 · One thing that hasn’t changed: The Star-Spangled Banner is still racist. Initially titled “ Defence of Fort M’Henry,” the anthem was written in 1814 by a white dude named Francis Scott Key ...
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The documentary focused on the little-known third verse of the song, which criticizes the “hireling and slave” who fought on the side of the British in the War of 1812. During that war ...
