Article 6J9YV Breaking Down the History of the Black National Anthem Ahead of Super Bowl

Breaking Down the History of the Black National Anthem Ahead of Super Bowl

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Dustin J. Seibert
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Some of us have always felt in the pit of our stomach that Francis Scott Key's The Star-Spangled Banner" is a tad too, well, American-y. Fortunately, we've always had Lift Every Voice and Sing" - known colloquially as the Black National Anthem" - as a fallback to acknowledge love for a home that hasn't...

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