Unpacking our National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner
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English - June 25, 2012 14:00 - 15 minutes - 17.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsCourses Education Arts Performing Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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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?