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O Say Can You Hear: A Cultural Biography of "The Star-Spangled Banner"

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A 1912 painting by Edward Percy Moran shows Francis Scott Key pointing to the American flag at Fort McHenry in Baltimore.

The National Anthem Was a 19th-Century Meme

Like many patriotic songs of its time, ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ was created by fitting a popular tune with topical new lyrics.

by Mark Clague via The Wall Street Journal on June 11, 2022

Whitney Houston singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl

The NFL, the National Anthem, and the Super Bowl

A brief history of their tangled saga of patriotism and dissent.

by Mark Clague via The Conversation on February 10, 2022

Fifty Years Ago, Hendrix’s Woodstock Anthem Expressed the Hopes and Fears of a Nation

It also inspired my own scholarship on the national anthem.

by Mark Clague via The Conversation on August 14, 2019

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