When we became allies with them in WWII, the verse drops out of use in “The Star-Spangled Banner.” O thus be it ever when freemen shall stand There is some contention over the word usage here.

Its third verse uses the word ‘slave,’ but it ... heard the claim that America’s national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” is an expression of racial hostility toward African ...

The Star Spangled Banner had its beginnings in September ... On some occasions, the fourth verse gets tacked on. The second and third stanzas? Well, some people don’t like the “foe’s mighty ...

he put his joy into a verse published first as “Defence of Fort M’Henry” and then, set to the tune of a British drinking song, immortalized as “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The flag itself ...