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Key was celebrating the death of slaves who had escaped to the British during the war of 1812. Those black men were promised freedom by the British and were put into the Colonial Marines. Key had fought the Colonial Marines and lost.
Key was celebrating the death of slaves who had escaped to the British during the war of 1812. Those black men were promised freedom by the British and were put into the Colonial Marines. Key had fought the Colonial Marines and lost.
It's very much a "ha ha, you got what was coming" line to black men who were seeking their freedom by fighting America.
Ok. I'll take your words at face value.
What does that have to do with the parts that we do sing?
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I can think of at least one thing it accomplishes besides firing up his supporters...
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A tradition....
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Making a point here?
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Jeo was saying the song has no controversy
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I get it
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That would be one of the problems Roland...
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That's not really an accurate take on what Key was writing.
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And we sing that part as a nation, don't we?
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