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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 2336030" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p>wow!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/barryeisler" target="_blank"><strong>Barry Eisler</strong> @<strong>barryeisler</strong> </a> <a href="https://twitter.com/barryeisler/status/769998588353122306" target="_blank">19m19 minutes ago</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Today’s essential and uncomfortable read from <a href="https://twitter.com/tinyrevolution" target="_blank">@<strong>tinyrevolution</strong></a> - The National Anthem Is a Celebration of Slavery</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://theintercept.com/2016/08/28/colin-kaepernick-is-righter-than-you-know-the-national-anthem-is-a-celebration-of-slavery/" target="_blank">Colin Kaepernick Is Righter Than You Know: The National Anthem Is a Celebration of Slavery</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Few people know this because we only ever sing the first verse. But read the <a href="http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-lyrics.aspx" target="_blank">end of the third verse</a> and you’ll see why the Star Spangled Banner is not just a musical atrocity, it’s an intellectual and moral one, too:</p><p></p><p>No refuge could save the hireling and slave</p><p>From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,</p><p>And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave</p><p>O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.</p><p></p><p></p><p>...</p><p>Then on the night of September 13, 1814, the British bombarded Fort McHenry. Key, seeing the fort’s flag the next morning, was inspired to write the lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner.</p><p></p><p>So when Key penned “No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,” he was taking great satisfaction in the death of slaves who’d freed themselves. His perspective may have been affected by the fact he owned several slaves himself.</p><p></p><p>With that in mind, think again about the next two lines: “And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave / O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.”</p><p></p><p>The reality is that there <em>were</em> human beings fighting for freedom with incredible bravery during the War of 1812. However, the Star Spangled Banner glorifies America’s “triumph” over them — and then turns that reality completely upside down, transforming their killers into the courageous freedom fighters.</p><p></p><p>.....</p><p>"</p><p>By 1833 Key was a district attorney for Washington, D.C. As <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=xVRQ8NsrP5MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Snow-Storm+In+August:+Washington+City,+Francis+Scott+Key%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiemIqqoeTOAhXKPB4KHTADANcQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22There%20is%20neither%20mercy%20nor%20justice%20for%20colored%20people%20in%20this%20district%20%22&friend=false" target="_blank">described</a> in a book called <em>Snowstorm in August</em> by former <em>Washington Post</em> reporter Jefferson Morley, the police were notorious thieves, frequently stealing free blacks’ possessions with impunity. <strong>One night one of the constables tried to attack a woman who escaped and ran away — until she fell off a bridge across the Potomac and drowned.</strong></p><p></p><p>“There is neither mercy nor justice for colored people in this district,” an abolitionist paper wrote. “No fuss or stir was made about it. She was got out of the river, and was buried, and there the matter ended.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Key was furious</strong>, and indicted the newspaper for intending “to injure, oppress, aggrieve & vilify the good name, fame, credit & reputation of the Magistrates & constables of Washington County.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 2336030, member: 56035"] wow! [URL='https://twitter.com/barryeisler'][B]Barry Eisler[/B] @[B]barryeisler[/B] [/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/barryeisler/status/769998588353122306']19m19 minutes ago[/URL] Today’s essential and uncomfortable read from [URL='https://twitter.com/tinyrevolution']@[B]tinyrevolution[/B][/URL] - The National Anthem Is a Celebration of Slavery [URL='https://theintercept.com/2016/08/28/colin-kaepernick-is-righter-than-you-know-the-national-anthem-is-a-celebration-of-slavery/']Colin Kaepernick Is Righter Than You Know: The National Anthem Is a Celebration of Slavery[/URL] "Few people know this because we only ever sing the first verse. But read the [URL='http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-lyrics.aspx']end of the third verse[/URL] and you’ll see why the Star Spangled Banner is not just a musical atrocity, it’s an intellectual and moral one, too: No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. ... Then on the night of September 13, 1814, the British bombarded Fort McHenry. Key, seeing the fort’s flag the next morning, was inspired to write the lyrics for the Star Spangled Banner. So when Key penned “No refuge could save the hireling and slave / From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave,” he was taking great satisfaction in the death of slaves who’d freed themselves. His perspective may have been affected by the fact he owned several slaves himself. With that in mind, think again about the next two lines: “And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave / O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” The reality is that there [I]were[/I] human beings fighting for freedom with incredible bravery during the War of 1812. However, the Star Spangled Banner glorifies America’s “triumph” over them — and then turns that reality completely upside down, transforming their killers into the courageous freedom fighters. ..... " By 1833 Key was a district attorney for Washington, D.C. As [URL='https://books.google.com/books?id=xVRQ8NsrP5MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22Snow-Storm+In+August:+Washington+City,+Francis+Scott+Key%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiemIqqoeTOAhXKPB4KHTADANcQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=%22There%20is%20neither%20mercy%20nor%20justice%20for%20colored%20people%20in%20this%20district%20%22&friend=false']described[/URL] in a book called [I]Snowstorm in August[/I] by former [I]Washington Post[/I] reporter Jefferson Morley, the police were notorious thieves, frequently stealing free blacks’ possessions with impunity. [B]One night one of the constables tried to attack a woman who escaped and ran away — until she fell off a bridge across the Potomac and drowned.[/B] “There is neither mercy nor justice for colored people in this district,” an abolitionist paper wrote. “No fuss or stir was made about it. She was got out of the river, and was buried, and there the matter ended.” [B]Key was furious[/B], and indicted the newspaper for intending “to injure, oppress, aggrieve & vilify the good name, fame, credit & reputation of the Magistrates & constables of Washington County.” [/QUOTE]
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