Lawyer-poet Key, born to massive slaveholding wealth in Maryland, was one of the richest men in America. Whatever side you’re on, we all need to know the roots of “The Star-Spangled Banner” run deep in slavery’s soil. But the backstory and crosscurrents of the anthem are as unresolved as the NFL player challenges still likely to come on game days. It might seem like Key is up past his historical bedtime. His actions, joined by other players, drew President Donald Trump’s fury and divided public opinion. How deep is seldom told.įor the record, Kaepernick’s peaceful protest was aimed at police brutality toward black men.
Whatever side you’re on, we all need to know the roots of “The Star-Spangled Banner” anthem run deep in slavery’s soil.
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