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Who is Francis Scott Key? What to know about the namesake of collapsed Baltimore bridge
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland collapsed Tuesday into the Patapsco River after...
"What is American music?": Ryan Coogler leads a fresh exploration of the national anthem
Salon via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRyan Coogler; Kris BowersPhoto illustration by Salon/Getty Images America has a love-hate...
Civil rights groups push to rename Baltimore bridge because of namesake's links to slavery
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCivil rights groups have voted to petition Maryland's government to rename the Francis Scott Key...
The history of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe 1.6-mile bridge on the I-695 beltway crosses the Patapsco River, where Key was inspired to write the words of the U.S. national anthem in 1814,...
Jill Scott's remixed national anthem goes viral after performance at Essence Festival
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJill Scott performed her rewritten "Star-Spangled Banner" at the 2023 Essence Festival at the...
White House history can't be rewritten: How early presidents failed enslaved people
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMany of America’s early political leaders benefitted directly and indirectly from slavery. Eleven of...