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07-08-2020, 10:30 PM
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Quote:
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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Woody Wilson, isn’t he the man who invented segregation?
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