ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen Sink

Unpacking our National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner


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You probably know about Francis Scott Key’s inspired poetry, drafted during the bombing of Fort McHenry in Baltimore, but where did the music come from? Is there a really a law that requires Americans to stand when it is played? Can it be sung in other languages?
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ARTSEDGE: The Kitchen SinkBy ARTSEDGE: The Kennedy Center's Arts Education Network