“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted as the official anthem of the United States until 1931, though it was already popular and had already been used by several American ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” was officially adopted as the national anthem by President Herbert Hoover in 1931, two years after Ripley’s Believe it or Not! cartoonist Robert Ripley pointed out ...

Then he started to play “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Many guitar heroes have played the national anthem. Famously, Jimi Hendrix performed the song at Woodstock, delivering an iconic rendition ...

Of course, at that time “The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t the national anthem. The U.S. Congress didn’t pass H.R. 14 until 1931, which officially adopted “The Star-Spangled Banner ...

Oh, say, can you hear that? Canadian NHL fans booed the Star Spangled Banner at an Ottawa Senators game Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump’s tariff on the country became official.

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.