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Topic: Star Spangled banner

Rock guitar virtuoso Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) caught mid guitar-break during his performance at the Isle of Wight Festival, August 1970. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images) (vening Standard/Getty Images)

Hendrix's anthem embodied hope & fear

Mark Clague - The Conversation
(BBC)

Trump's racially-motivated psychology

Kali Holloway - Alternet
(AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

When anthem protests rocked the U.S.A.

Jefferson Morley - Alternet
(AP/Rich Addicks)

Re-examining our anthem

Jefferson Morley - Alternet
Colin Kaepernick (AP/Joe Mahoney)

Colin's brave protest

Chauncey DeVega

Prachi Gupta
Francis Scott Key (Wikipedia)

Francis Scott Key on trial

Jefferson Morley