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Originally Posted by Nanny32162
1. The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of Ft. McHenry (Baltimore, MD) in 1814, when slavery was still legal in the United States.
2. Woodrow Wilson suggested it as the national anthem, it was not adopted by law until 1931.
If "We’re trying to bring AMERICAN people together, . . . " what is the problem with honoring the men and women whose forefathers' sweat, tears, and suffering this nation was built? You mention other nationalities, they have roots to another country with its own anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a beautiful hymn, which is easy to sing (which the Star Spangled Banner is not). What is the problem with singing a hymn beloved to many Black Americans, and which could and should become beloved to all Americans? Ask yourself, will singing this hymn or listening to this hymn have a negative impact on my relationship with God and my neighbor? If the answer is no, then perhaps it will have a positive impact.
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I have no problem with the song at all. It has no impact on me in any way. The problem I see is the fact that playing it provides more fuel for the racists’ fires. I don’t feel that this is the tIme to add the song to the SSB to be played every time. On the opening day it sends a message of support. But the bottom line is that if it is played all the time, it divides us— Segregates them more—exactly what we’re trying to stop. We’re ARE ALL Americans. I think these things should be added to the school curriculum, along with the fact that many great men and women in The history of our country history weren’t infallible. We can’t erase what once was— we can only learn from it and make changes. “Protests” to some “riots“ to others. You can’t erase racism, but as a result of what is happening right now, I’ve heard more racist remarks than ever before... and they disgust me.