University of Nevada Las Vegas: Pop Stars Do 'The Star-Spangled Banner'
July 02, 2020
July 02, 2020
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 2 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release:
Though it was played occasionally on opening day of baseball games beforehand, "The Star-Spangled Banner" became a traditional fixture in the sporting world after the 1918 World Series. The lore of the song focused on overcoming odds to victory in battle. Much lesser known were the racist views of its author, Francis Scott Key, who worked to keep slavery and to suppres . . .
Though it was played occasionally on opening day of baseball games beforehand, "The Star-Spangled Banner" became a traditional fixture in the sporting world after the 1918 World Series. The lore of the song focused on overcoming odds to victory in battle. Much lesser known were the racist views of its author, Francis Scott Key, who worked to keep slavery and to suppres . . .