And where is that band who so vauntingly swore, The third verse is probably ... Clague: This whole stanza was cut from the National Anthem because of its mocking of the British.

The third stanza of the original poem which refers to former slaves who were working for the British, is not part of the anthem, so whether or not it is “racist” is irrelevant to the National ...

(WHTM) — On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United ... he wrote a four stanza poem “Defence of Fort M ...

The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem ... Long beloved by Americans, "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became our National Anthem on March 3, 1931 when President Herbert Hoover signed ...