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Mark Clague

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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
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

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

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“America” carrying the nation’s flag, circa 1860. Lithograph by Currier and Ives.

Our Flag Was Still There

In his comprehensive study of the national anthem, a historian and musicologist examines our complicated relationship to a famously challenging song.

by Peter Sagal via New York Times on June 14, 2022

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