The resulting impromptu duet symbolizes what our nation needs now, Ms. Emmanuel Henreid, a trained opera singer, was walking by and spontaneously joined in. Madisen Hallberg, a senior at Portland State University, was recently practicing for a graduation ceremony. anthem – without the third stanza – suggests one path forward. What’s the right approach here? I don’t know. And a semipro soccer league in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also made the same call this week, saying, “the song does not align with the club’s core values.” Major League Soccer says it won’t play the anthem at a tournament next week. And some are calling for an end to playing the song at sports events. The seldom-sung third stanza includes these lines: “No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave.”Īs Americans question every racist facet of their history, some are calling for an anthem that better represents the nation’s values. national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key – an anti-abolitionist who enslaved people. Is it time to ditch “The Star-Spangled Banner”?
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