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re: Let's talk about the history of the Anthem...
Posted on 9/28/17 at 6:39 pm to ApexTiger
Posted on 9/28/17 at 6:39 pm to ApexTiger
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No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
The frick? Mentioning slavery doesn't automatically mean glorifying it.
Posted on 9/28/17 at 6:53 pm to northshorebamaman
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No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
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In fairness, it has also been argued that Key may have intended the phrase as a reference to the British Navy’s practice of impressment (kidnapping sailors and forcing them to fight in defense of the crown), or as a semi-metaphorical slap at the British invading force as a whole (which included a large number of mercenaries), though the latter line of thinking suggests an even stronger alternative theory — namely, that the word “hirelings” refers literally to mercenaries, and “slaves” refers literally to slaves. It doesn’t appear that Francis Scott Key ever specified what he did mean by the phrase, nor does its context point to a single, definitive interpretation.
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