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Interesting history about the 6,000 runaway slaves who fought with the British in the War of 1812 – and the song slave owner Frances Scott Key wrote about successfully defeating them. The 3rd verse (which Americans never sing) is particularly enlightening.
The star-spangled banner that Francis Scott Key saw flying over Fort McHenry, now at the Smithsonian,
“The Star-Spangled Banner” (1814) has been the official national anthem of the US since 1931. It is the song you hear when an American wins a medal at the Olympics. It is the song heard at the beginning of ball games in the US, a custom started in 1918 during the First World War.
US schoolchildren are taught to stand during the song, face the flag and put their right hand over their heart. Most are taught at least the first verse. Few know all four verses. In the military you are taught to salute during the song.
Schoolchildren are also taught part of the story behind the song: During the War of 1812, on September 13th 1814, all day and all night, the British navy pounded away at Fort McHenry in the harbour…
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Figures! One more lie to add to the mountain!
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Sojourner, I think it’s best to start from the premise that it’s all lies – then you can be happily surprised when the establishment tells us the truth.
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I won’t hold my breath!
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Thank you for posting this! It would seem that people love to remain ignorant of history and will instead, take up the worst of the worst and then condemn others for not following them over a damn cliff as they laud slavery, racism, prejudice, discrimination and hypocrisy!
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Shelby, I must confess that before reading this article I had no idea that 6,000 runaway slaves fought with the British in 1812. This historical fact goes a long way towards demolishing the myth that African slaves passively accepted their lot until a bunch of white Quakers fought to free them. Africans continually fought slaver from the git-go – and ultimately deserve most of the credit for Emancipation.
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Thank YOU Dr. Bramhall! Because Black people never get the credit for a damn thing!
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