It hasn't always been the land of the free. It wasn't the land of the free in 1814 when a slave-holding attorney named Francis Scott Key wrote a poem that became the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled ...

A lot of Americans can't, so there's a national effort under way to get people to learn the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner." "I don't even want to try to say it because I don't want to mess ...

Some activists want to oust "The Star-Spangled Banner" because its lyrics were written by Francis Scott Key, a slave owner in the 1800s.

The NHL started playing the anthem in 1946 and has since the 1970s let teams substitute it with “God Bless America.” Since its formation in 1996, Major League Soccer has adhered to the anthem ...

Anthem Singers Test 'the Land of the Free' In 1968, the last time the Tigers played the Cardinals in the World Series, Jose Feliciano sang his version of the "Star Spangled Banner." ...

O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. Leepson: In the first line, Key uses “freemen,” and three lines later, he uses “us.” But “us” doesn’t include African-Americans.