I became American citizens 20 years ago the first time I hear the national anthem I cry 😢 I respect the American flag 🇺🇸 I’m proud to be an American citizen 🇺🇸🇺🇸
This young lady is so right we don't need a celebrity to get up on the stage to sing this song we need this gentleman to get up tell the story and to sing this song how beautiful
And why it is to be burned and replaced with a new one if it does. I lived in an apartment complex that flew the flag at the office building and it fell on the ground. I went in to ask the manager what she was going to do with the flag and she said put it back up. I was a little surprised that a 29 year old never heard of why it must be burned. She refused to burn it and put it back up. ignorant and disrespectful.
I wish more Americans, especially the younger ones, would watch things like this and the videos from WWII and 9/11 because patriotism and pride in our country is what we are sorely missing these days
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD. GOD told Fathers and Mothers to teach their children and teach them about Him, But how can we teach them if we don't know Him.
Unfortunately nationalism is declining not just in the US but in the whole western world, it will eventually lead to the downfall of our once great and proud western civilisation.
Hi Ruky, I just want to thank you for your genuine thoughts and your efforts to promote this Star Spangled Banner video to the world of you tube. I've watched this video multiple times and each time I said to myself that I won't get emotional this time (I have lied every time, the waterworks still persist). I come from an Old & Honorable Family, my 9th Great-grandfather (Thomas "The Immigrant" Blodgett) arrived in America with his wife-Susanne and 2 sons; Daniel-4 yrs. & Samuel 1 1/2 yrs. from London, England in 1635 (just 15 yrs. after the Mayflower arrived. Thomas "The Immigrant" Blodgett is the Founder of the entire Blodgett Family in America. There were well over 100 Blodgett family members that fought in the American Revolutionary War itself, and we fought in every war or conflict that America has ever been involved in since. In fact, during the Revolutionary war my 4th & 5th Great-grandfather (yes, they were father & son) Samuel, 4th G-gf and Asa, 5th G-gf were captured by both, the British and the Indians who were fighting together against the Colonials. They put a rope around Asa's neck then tied the other end around a tree branch while he was standing on stump and left him there for a very ,very long time. His son Samuel was tied to a post and was going to be burned alive. After an undisclosed amount of time had pasted and their fate was nearly upon them, and by some means, perhaps the markings of a tattoo, or a piece of jewelry etc. the British Officer was able to identify them as members of the Free Mason Society (a World Wide Society) of which the British Officer was a member as well. So, he decided not to kill them but, to keep them as prisoners and work them as slaves on their ships for months until they later escaped. Had Samuel perished, I would not be sharing this story with you, and I would never had discovered that I am also a 2nd Cousin 8x removed to President George Washington. I am in the closing stages of becoming Member of the Sons of the American Revolution and even the S.A.R. Pledge chokes me up when I recite it. S.A.R. Pledge; "We, descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution who, by their sacrifices, established the United States of America, reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our Constitutional Republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe". I am so proud to be an American. I wish for world peace, after all, we are all brothers & sisters in the eyes of GOD.
@@dougs7367 while it is said this story isn't factual no story is ever 💯% factual but the events did happen occur. Instead of proclaiming it's not factual and instead explain what is and isn't fact.
When you have angry parents upset at school board members, teachers, and administrators about STATE/NATIONAL given curriculums, what can be taught? What can we teach? No matter what it is, it's like they don't really want kids to learn anything. Even when it's factual truth, parents will still shy their kids away from the truth. I don't get it. At some point we can't dictate and make decisions for them forever.
Why does it touch your heart? Because the plight for liberty isn't about being American. It's about being human. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for reminding us.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under GOD.
@@dennisstafford1749 just the ones who burn our Banner. Set up chop zones. Riot across the country in the name of a movement that was a fight won in the 60s. Look at you getting all offended at the suggestion that you're not a true American if you burn that flag... Not if someone disagrees, which is actually the most American thing about flag burning pieces of crap. Too bad it's the only American thing about those people.
@@jamesvincent5875 Like people claiming to support blue lives matter and then with banner in hand proceed to beat cops with the banner in and outside the Nation's capitol- those people? Yes I take offense to those people. To watch Congressman condemn the violence and weeks later claim it was blown out of proportion and'/or a conspiracy of the left then vote against any inquiries into the violence--those people? Yes I am against those people. Like people who smash placards of other demonstrators, hold torch light parades shouting NAZI slogans and come prepared with shields and batons to incite violence and run over an opposing demonstrator with a car--those People? Yes I am against those people. Like the indoctrinated with hate young man that went to a Black Prayer Meeting, sat to pray and then executed all those inside--those people? Yes I am against those people. Do I think the demonstrations and violence of the 1960s-70s rectified problems in America. This we agree on. Obviously not. Nothing disrespected the American Flag as much as the rioters at the Nation's Capital beating policemen with the American flag. Why is it difficult to acknowledge what is reality? America is a nation of many diverse peoples and what makes all American is the mutual respect and patriotism for the nation's symbols and institutions. Verdad? (Spanish for true or truth).
@@dennisstafford1749 do you honestly think that I condone the actions of the people you're calling out? Next I'd like to address the banner being smashed into police by the very people who stand for blue lives matter. Are you going to act as though there's not video evidence of antifa members dressed in Maga, being waved up the steps by Capitol Hill Police as they cleared the barriers? Liberals keep saying insurrection... yet not a shot was fired. Do you think conservatives or violent people? As though conservative people aren't straight out of the womb all about Justice? Is it really a Nazi slogan to say all lives matter? The point you make about inquiries into the violence... the funniest thing about that is, Republicans didn't reject the 9/11 style Commission until after Democrats rejected investigations into the year-long rioting before this so-called insurrection. And while I would agree that the sixties and seventies didn't solve the problems to a conclusion, what it did do is make it much more equal than people would give it credit for today. Because of the 60s and 70s oh, we now have black CEOs, black millionaires, affirmative action (which is racist in and of itself), black Scholars and historians... quite literally minorities today have it way better than pre-1960. How is that anything close to deniable? That list goes on and on. You can name every atrocity from our culture in America from now until the sun goes down... but the place those actions on one group is ignorance on a scale I've never seen. And your last point I completely agree on... America has a lot of different people, a lot of different culture, and it's been that way since the beginning. The only place I would defer, is your comment about mutual respect... that's where liberals fail. By definition, liberals aren't very liberal.
@@jamesvincent5875 Support the inquiry outside of Congress with equal members of each party. Examine the footage, the testimony, and the physical evidence. Bring in Congressional members and staff for sworn testimony. We will dispense with 'what a bout ism.' Do I agree your analysis of the events? Obviously not. You do not mine. Easy peasy have an inquiry. There is a lot of videotape my friend and the interviews would indicate the opposite of what you profess as truth. Let us find out. But you must agree in advance that you will agree with the outcome if the investigation is a neutral investigation, otherwise your just a dogmatic and all is in vain.
Just watched your beautiful reaction to the American national anthem. As an American that loves his country and served with pride in the Navy I get emotional as you did when I listen to men and women sing our song with pride. Thank you so much for sharing this. I know im late seeing it and i hope you get to read my comment. By the way your country is gorgeous I was there just after Mt. Pinatubo erupted as a volunteer
@@jamescrow3264 ....NO, IT DOES NOT!!! The framers specifically called for and put it to pen and paper, that there was to be separation of church and state, it's on the very first page of the constitution, in the federalist papers, and spelled out in detail in two separate treaties. A reference to god, or a god, is not found anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. If you believe otherwise and feel this should be a Christiaan nation, then you are no better than the Islamic fundamentalist who cries our for sharia law!!
I payed attentioned to the words when i was a kid. Brings a year to my eye everytime i sing it. Then i found out that it was written in real time. I cried even harder knowing this.
The reason that our national anthem is sang at all of our sporting events is to REMEMBER all those who died fighting for our country, that is why we STAND, face the flag, place our right hand over our heart, or salute, it is to never forget the very heavy price that has so far been paid for our freedom, we stand and face the flag because they no longer can!
So many use our flag as a tool in their politics. Our flag is a symbol of the price that was paid for us to have the freedoms that we have. It is a symbol and trophy of respect to those that have given all to pay for that freedom. Kneeling or desecrating our flag is and always will be wrong. There is no cause that warrants the disrespect of our flag. Our flag is not a symbol of the government. It is the symbol of our people and our ancestors who gave us this freedom and for those who continue to fight for these freedoms.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American Flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our Flag One Nation under GOD.
@@susanconstable2113 I wish more people could understand this. It’s not about the politics or the government, it’s about the love, the blood, and the price paid. The least one can do is respect that. Whenever I hear the anthem, in my mind I see Arlington Cemetery, I see people giving everything they have, I see great sacrifice, I see love, and I see the things I did not have to do because of them. Personally I seldom tear up or say, cry, but this anthem and our flag will bring a tear to my eye. For it’s not a symbol of patriotism I see, it’s the love behind it.
I am not an American but every time I hear this song it bring tears to my eyes having understood the history behind the song.. Oh what sacrifice and devotion for one's country, God bless America!!!!
am asian, and i remember there was an old american base in my country, that became a park. and we used to play there as kids. and there were still americans living there, and an old army guy told me a version of this story. so growing up i knew how beautiful the USA anthem was
Um? Well the actual battle should be made into a movie. Of which there have been many documentaries. And the war of 1812 has a few movies, nothing too big or anything.
Yeah sorry man but this whole story told in that video is complete fictional tripe. Read up on what really happened, it was not a romanticized or dramatic as this makes it out to be.
@@xJamesLaughx Hmmm! Ok, I have heard this story repeated. I guess after so many retellings it would invariably morph into something different. Thanks for setting me straight.
@@parsifal40002 No problem. Not any fault of yours either. This country and its school system etc is terrible at making sure our own history is taught properly. This is a small list of corrected information I saw as wrong in the video...not complete but gives a better view of what actually happened. 1. First of all this took place during the War of 1812. Specifically on Sept. 13th 1814, they were STATES, NOT Colonies. 2. The American government did NOT ask Key to go negotiate for prisoners. He went with the main goal being to go talk about freeing his friend, Dr. William Beanes. 3. He did not go by raft, he sailed out to the fleet on an American Sloop under a flag of truce, which during the bombardment was being towed behind a British ship and from that Sloop is where Key watched the fight. So he could NOT have been calling down to or talking to prisoners. 4. The forts name is Fort McHenry NOT Fort Henry and it WAS a primary military fort built to protect Baltimore and the Harbor. There were very few if any women and children in that fort during the battle. It started being built in 1798 and was finished in 1800. 5. It was NOT the entire British war fleet but only around 19 ships including The Congreve rocket ship HMS Erebus, mortar vessels HMS Terror, HMS Volcano, HMS Meteor, HMS Devastation, and HMS Aetna and the rest being larger warships like the HMS Surprise and other 38 gun frigates etc. 6. The flag NEVER fell during the battle. In fact there were two flags flown during the fight. First was the larger 30ftx42ft Garrison flag made of wool. Then as it started to rain Major George Armistead the fort commander ordered the larger flag to be taken down and a smaller 17ftx25ft Storm flag, both made by Mary Pickersgill, to be raised over the fort. 7. Patriots bodies did NOT hold that flag up as claimed. Casualties during the fight were very light with only 4 Americans being killed and 24 being wounded. Around 300 British were killed during this. Of those 300 British killed most were from a land force the British landed to attack the city of Baltimore but they got spotted by Fort Covington and Fort Babcock and were fired upon forcing them to withdraw.
As an old Veteran I fly our flag in my Heart everyday of my life.. Not only does it mean Freedom but it is the last blanket of Love that covers our fallen on there way home
I served for 27 years under this flag and I will be buried under it. There are only two songs that make me emotional, The Star Spangled Banner and Taps. I was very taken with your reaction. Semper Fi.
After first seeing this a couple years ago, I sent it to everyone I know...A powerful story of the birth of our nation....The incredible price paid, the ultimate sacrifice by so many that afforded our birthright as a free people....Let us never forget, that with all its faults, we are blessed to call America our home...Thank God above for our heritage, and let us go forward and educate those who don't know or understand our founding, and let us be stead against any who would try to tear it down...We are" ALL" Americans....Stand, pray and gird the pillars of the greatest nation to ever find hold on the face of the earth...GOD BLESS AMERICA!
The anthem is a poem written by Mr Key, giving a blow by blow account of what happened during that battle. It wasn't set to music to become our anthem till 100 yrs later. We, as American citizens are proud of our flag because she is our symbol for what we hold most dear, FREEDOM. We stand for her out of respect for what she stands for and for all if those who have died to protect us 🇺🇸 . Other countries misinterpret our pride for arrogance. I understand that. We, for the most part, are not that. We are proud because we know and cherish what it means and takes to be free.
Love my country and love the Philippines also. Can't wait to go back. I was in olongapo and Cagayan de oro visiting family. Filipinos have more American patriotism than many Americans do. God bless
@@darlaflorence7428 Well, we did kind of conquer the country for 50 years, and the Filipinos did fight several wars of rebellion against us. So I'm not surprised if many have negative sentiments towards America.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under GOD.
Stop with this BS about foreigners loving the US more than Americans! If not for our ancestors fighting for this freedom that many foreigners come to , what America the Free would their be? I am a woman who served in the US Army for over 15 years , and paid my dues for all to live free! All I ask is for people to realize that we cannot keep the division going ! United we stand and divided we will all Fall! It should not be ab out Political Parties because they are both Corrupt and need to be gone! They have betrayed what my ancestors died for and polluted this gift from God with their greed and corruption!
I think this video touched so much because it was people willing to die for freedom, for the freedom to live how they chose and that is something anyone can appreciate
Great Reaction. Thank you for taking the time to listen and think about the roots of our country. America is NOT as divided as the Media would lead you to believe. Our country gifted the world with a revolution of Freedom which we will still fight to uphold.
I wish somebody would quit cutting onions near me when hear this story. And the heroic stories of the Civil War or 2/3 of America thought and risk their lives to help make this country free for all… land of the free and home of the brave!! “Rather Die on our feet then live on our knees” -G Washington
I wish it were required in our schools for them to know the history of this and perhaps things would change...it makes me so proud and humble because of the bravery of our patriots.
I love your emotional investment. I have seen so many people trying to debunk this as a lie! But we still have THAT very flag. We still have the pride handed down to us to us by those people. 🙂. Your tears are the reason this song and the constitution exists. Freedom is for all not just those in the U.S. keep happy.
The story is mostly fiction. It doesn't mean the flag itself or the fort or the war or the star spangled banner isn't real. I mean shit man this story is full of obvious historical inaccuracies and didn't even get or try to get basic facts right like the name of the fort in typical right-winger bullshit fashion, and it's not even clear that the narrator understands the difference between the war for independence and the war of 1812. The story was crafted by a church for religious purposes, one can find who or what is behind it, but it's easy to see it's more religious propaganda than an accurate recounting.
@@mythicxbeast9733 Anyone who actually cares enough to learn the history of this country as opposed to fairy tales. True patriots and those who love this country do so not under false pretenses, but in honor of all those patriots who ACTUALLY fought and died for the country and her people.
@@jdanon203 Alex do you realize that the revolutionary War and the war of 1812 are one in the same? Same book, just different chapters. It was the British returning for unfinished business with the world's most powerful military, free of previous distractions. Had they taken the undefended port of New Orleans, then they would have effective control of the entire Mississippi river (a vital commerce superhighway at the time), and from there it would have been extremely tough to ever get rid of them? Just asking because you seem kind of dense?
As an American, I still get teary eyed when singing our National Anthem. Being much older and living in MD. we were taught the background to the anthem. While in school I still remember taking a field trip to Mt. Olive Cemetry in MD, where he is buried. They have a monument to him along with the words to the National Anthem. The cemetery is in Frederick, MD about 40 miles or so from Baltimore. and about 51 miles from the fort which is actually named Fort McHenry.
Why would people who do that care if they disrespect our nation's heroes all they care about is to stay relevant whether they believe in something or not and how many $ they can make
It is more disrespectful to treat any American as less than human. The song commemorates fighting for our freedom. Many ethnicities have fought for it. Kneeling before the flag is not disrespectful, it is an homage to those that have been murdered at the hands of law enforcement because of racism. If you can watch video On footage of American men, women and children being murdered and not demand justice for those murders, I don't believe you are patriotic at all. Shooting a bird at the flag would be disrespectful. Kneeling before a flag is respectful, yet sends a message that all Americans do not have the same rights that the people at Fort McHenry fought for.
@@angelacowens8291 Really? A homage to those who have been murdered at the hands of law enforcement? Pick a year, any year and you will see almost twice as many whites have been killed by law enforcement. If the event was not justified, heres what we do. We file suit in a court of law. Sure we need police reform. However the biggest problem starts at home. Society has worked out a plan in case some didn't get the memo. It goes a little something like this. You stay in school, get a job, any job, no one is above working at mcdonalds. Find a like spouse, and start a family. Basically thats all there is to it. Spread the word! No more babies mommas because those babies don't have a chance. Because all this other BS is like putting the cart before the horse. Naturally you will disagree, but know that all others feel the same as I do and most all others at least attempt the marriage and family thing. We don't just have babies and wait for the welfare check once a month as a first option. Sure most marriages fail. But heres the thing. If you find a man who commits to marriage, he is more likely to be a active father in the childrens lives. If the young ladies left the thugs alone, they would eventually die out. As far as I know, there were not any black men at Fort Henry so yeah, totally disrespectful to our forefathers who literally knowingly they would die holding up the flag pole with their bodies. As a result of what these men did, is why we can play football. Like the quote says though, "I would rather die standing than live on my knees" and is how these idiots who kneel live. On their knees. None of this is opinion, it is fact.
I'm 52 and my music teacher taught us this i would say in the 3rd or 4th grade. It isn't taught in schools today. Schools don't even have music classes anymore which is such a shame. I had music and was in choir from elementary through high school. Thank you for listening and showing respect alot of Americans don't show respect anymore and it makes true patriots very upset. Alot of Americans have stopped watching sports because they are disrespecting our flag and anthem. May God Bless our country. You have a new subscriber 😃
When our country starts living up to and people start behaving in a manor that reflects what our flag stands for, maybe you'll see less people "disrespecting" it. It's sad when people care more about a piece of cloth and a song more than they do for humans life, true freedom and justice. If you believe this story is accurate and not almost entirely fabricated, then you are no patriot nor do you care for your country, or what our framers intended it to be. FYI, not that I care for either of our political parties, but you appear to be a conservative, and there is only one party to blame that has repeatedly, for decades and decades, cut funding to education, and when schools don't have enough money, what programs are always the first to go? Yup, bye bye music and any other of the arts.
I know I'm a little late on your reaction to this but it was nevertheless beautiful. And don't feel bad about feeling that way about the song before because I know that when I was younger, even me living in America for my entire life, before I knew this story and what the flag and National Anthem really meant and stood for I did the exact same thing, I'd hear the words, memorized them as a kid like almost every kid does in this country, and I knew enough to know that we were supposed to show respect for the flag and the Anthem but as a kid I didn't really understand why we were supposed to do that, just that it was what people did. But after learning the history, it makes you feel completely different and suddenly you Want to show respect and pride and patriotism for those things, not just because it's what you're supposed to do.
There’s a question mark in there because it’s asking us every time we sing it if we are still brave and free reminding us it is up to us to remain free and brave
Yeah especially the third one that talks about killing slaves, hmmm wonder why they left that stanza of the poem out?? P.S. the above story/video is mostly fabricated. Do better
I was taught about the War of 1812 and the story behind the National Anthem in grade school. And after serving in the Army and fought under this flag, it gave it even more meaning for me. 🇺🇲
I have watched the reaction to this video from at LEAST ten other TH-camrs. YOURS fits my reaction BEST and I have been hearing it for 58 years now. EVERY time I hear it, it gives me goosebumps and tears. I have the same reaction to a waving flag and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I LOVED your video and I agree. Everyone that sings this song ought to KNOW the history behind it. Thank you!
This was during the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key wrote the original poem in 1814. It was eventually put to music & became our national anthem in 1931. Many folks will say that this particular video isn't entirely 100% accurate, but that's alright. You get the basics of it's history & why Americans are so prideful when it comes to our symbol of freedom. Most American kids did learn about the War of 1812 in school. Well, at least we did back when I was in high school (early to mid 80's). But for many, it just went in one ear & out the other. All "boring" parts of history that we had to memorize in order to pass tests & finals. Most never gave it a 2nd thought after completing the class. I wonder, how many actually know the story these days? It's sad that people today take it (the history) and our flag for granted. I've watched several of these reaction videos from people all over the world (New Zealand, England, Russia, Scotland, etc) and all these "foreigners" across the globe understand that better than some of the so called "patriots" living here in the U.S.A. My father served 30+ years of active duty in the United States Army. He was completely heartbroken when the riots of January 6th took place in Washington DC. It made him livid to see his beloved flag being used as a weapon against fellow Americans, on the steps of & within the sacred halls of our nation’s capital. He's 86 now with mobility issues, but he still insists on standing & saluting "Old Glory", whenever the anthem is played. I gladly help steady him up, as he jokes that he needs help so he doesn't toppled over his walker & make a spectacle of himself. He also makes it a point to say thank you to every solider in uniform, police, & other public service workers. :-) OK, now that you know the story, you must watch what has been deemed as one of the greatest performances of our anthem to date. Please check out Whitney Houston's amazing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, at Superbowl XXV (January 1991). You can find many videos on TH-cam of her incredible performance. You won't be disappointed.
You made a point I never even thought of but I strongly agree with: you said something like 'anyone who is gonna sing this song should watch this video first'....that is a great point.
Well it was written with a third verse (stanza) as it was a poem, so if you believe is should be sung as it was written, why are you not apposed to the absence of the last verse, where Key calls for the death of any slaves that were captured and fought for the British, I mean how dare they, when we were treating them so well here.
You don't have to be from a particular place in order to recognize bravery and courage when you see it, and when you recognize those things, it hits you on a human level, no matter who you are or where you're from. Thank you for recognizing that! "We don't need no mariah's or shakira's", haha you are so right! The person who sings it knowing at least what they are singing about and caring about that thing, can convey the emotion 1000x times better.
All of the kneelers need to watch this so they understand why so many people get mad at them. They should also understand that all of the people that died for the flag did so that they would have the right to speak out. But there is a time to speak out and there is a time when you should show respect.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD,Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under g GOD.
All of those who used the flag and staff to smash windows at the Nation's capital, beat policemen, wrap themselves in it as they made death threats and cursed on camera and recorded themselves hot with fervor, scuffled with National Guard, sprayed insect repellant and bear spray into the faces of people assigned to protect the flag, law and order, public property, and keep the peace, or used the flag as an excuse to commit criminal acts in the name of their so called patriotism should watch and reflect on this also.
@@dennisstafford1749 Better to die standing than to die on your knees. We face similar troubles to this day. You like to look past why that happened, the deeper significance to it. Simplified for a narrative, and despite what it means, you clearly prefer to gloss over the deeper divide and why one would stand up. I cannot say if it was right or wrong, but one can understand why. It’s not about a politician, and if you think as much you are blind.
Your touched because know you know the honor we have for those that so bravely stood up against tyrants it's not pride just in a flag but pride in the selfless sacrifices of those that hoped for a better future
@@sunshynff What are you on about? Of course religious propaganda is a problem, but the Anthem, written 200 years ago, hardly falls into that category.
@@deborahdanhauer8525 ...I don't have an issue with our anthem, at least the way it is sang, leaving out the racist verse, what I am "on about" is this video infuriates me, because so many people, who I truly think actually care about our country and want to be proud of it, are fooled into thinking that it is a factual account, when in fact it's easily 75% fabricated. The FACT that it is, was done so by the preacher's voice who narrates, as a sermon for his "flock" in order to inappropriately link Christianity to the founding of our country, and the 225+year misinformation campaign pain that we are somehow supposed to accept that we are a Christian nation. I have no issues with Christianity or any religions, if that is what gives someone inner peace and joy in their life, who the heck am I to tell them any different. But the Christian religion has continuously tried to bully it's way into our government and influence rules and laws that govern all people of all faiths and lack there of. They have become successful at times, especially as of late, taking the freedom of bodily autonomy away from half of Americans. If Christian organizations had their way it would go much further than that too, don't kid yourself, they are no different and no better than Muslim fundamentalist that believe Sharia law should be the law of the land globally. That is what I am on about, because despite it's massive flaws, I love my country dearly, and if you feel warm fuzzy and patriotic about it's history, then you have been learning about mythology, not actual history.
Your tears are for those men who lost their lives to uphold freedom and the flag that represents it. The sacrifice they made for humanity everywhere in the world. It wasn’t just for America. Their deaths were an inspiration for all who want freedom.
This would be considered the second revolution war. The first was to gain our freedom from British rule, the 2nd was to keep it for good.... and this is why this flag means so much to true American Patriots...Christian and non-Christian alike but true Americans. Another reason why we get so offended when someone kneels and stomps our flag or burns it...we take it personal 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘😎🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
This used to be taught in the 4th grade but now we focus on Critcal Race Theory and how all people are evil. It's a shame that we are losing our culture to hatred.
I’m a elementary music teacher and I still teach this. I do a different patriotic song each month……… if I don’t teach them then who will? The truth is that my students LOVE these songs. When they walk in my room on the first class of the month they immediately ask what our new patriotic song is. 🇺🇸. We also read through the words and talk about what each song means. It is scary what’s happening in our schools……. this his how I try to do my part
It seems you are proud of your heritage and rightly so. There are people in this country of Pakistani heritage, Irish heritage, Zimbabwe heritage, Portugese heritage, Polish heritage Japanese heritage, native Americans , etc. many of whom fought bravely as American citizens in war defending the flag. They are of different faiths. They are all Americans. Sometimes it is helpful to disentangle from Fox News, OAN, and Newsmax and just chill . . . .
Thank you you got it it's unfortunate that some of our sports figures want to kneel instead of standing and saluting our play if they knew what it stood for but then again they're too busy Counting their money and not realizing what if this country had not done what it needed to do they wouldn't have that freedom thank you even though you're not a citizen which is what you said you weren't I appreciate it
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under GOD.
as a Marylander we visit Fort McHenry when we are young, so I've known this story my whole life. i feel like the anthem might hold a bit more meaning to us Marylanders, or maybe we are just prouder haha. if I remember right this flag is at the Smithsonian in DC. the flag represents the people not the government and that's why it will always be respected and loved by Americans. we must never and will never forget the people who gave their lives for that flag.
I agree with her. I think people in general need to learn more history. "Those Who Do Not Learn From History Are Doomed To Repeat It."- George Santayama, 1948
I love hearing this story and watching the peoples reactions. It makes our political climate so much sadder. There are more verses. Some speak of slavery. The author was a slave owner...i personally do not feel it negates the lives of those who died at the base of that flag, through the war, and as British prisoners. When you have a favorite singer and they right a questionable song do you cut them off your list or do you skip that song. This verse is the recognized national anthem of the USA. The rest is never song. I wish people still held common sense and decency.
3rd verse isn’t even about black slaves. The slave part was a metaphor for Americans who were force to fight under British rule during the war of 1812 and the napoleonic wars.
"O, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?" Why is there a question mark? Because it's a question. One that the prisoners were asking Francis Scott Key. If you look up the whole song that part is written multiple ways most of them being more declarative and exclamatory.
We are ( most of us ) are VERRY proud of that flag. We are a military gold star family we have paid the ultimate price for that flag. Anyone disrespecting that flag in our presence is in for an ass whooping. The flag should never touch the ground . We all have flag poles in front yard. Flag goes up in the morning and down and folded properly at dusk.
They'll watch it if you pay them although.... they're still gonna kneel because it's the "popular" thing to do and can't think for themselves and will continue to wade in their ignorance
A message from Australia, " Courage isn't about not being afraid, Courage is about not letting fear stop you ". With God standing by your side, courage comes easy.
Walked through Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The names spoke of diverse ancestry. All the crosses were white. I could not tell the race of the patriots. That information was not pertinent.
Because they were White aka European. The vast majority of the countries history the vast majority well over 94% were of European ancestry. It was not until the 1900s, more specifically the 1950s and onward that we opened the flood gates to non Europeans. No wonder we have been going down hill ever since.
@@Mars-sp2gx What??? Millions of Indigenous peoples, millions of slaves imported from Africa, the existence of a Tejano culture in Texas that preceded Anglo-Saxon settlers, millions of Chinese who worked on the Western portion of the Trans-Atlantic Railroad, the French habitants of pre-USA existence. St. Louis was a city well before Lewis and Clark arrived and the occupants (white, red and black) greeted them with aid and comfort. New Orleans already had a history before Jackson removed native peoples for Southern settlement. The city of Cahokia whose inhabitants had dispersed by the 1400s but whose culture and heritage influenced other indigenous peoples. Auguste Chouteau may have been from French parents but he lived his entire life in the interior of America and fathered children with the Osage and perhaps others. Pierre Chouteau was the paterfamilias of the ballerina Maria Tallchief. Many Black families have a white or native ancestor in their DNA. The Irish who dispersed after the Great Hunger mixed with many other people and went from being despised to prominent citizens. The American Experience is complex and rich. Racial diversity and mixing IS the story of America with a lot of backlash and bumps and reactionary violence along the way. America's history has been the battle to live up to its own aspirations. The violence, backlash, and racism along the way speaks to the negative part of human behavior, but the victory (although slow) of inclusion is America's strength. It is the aspiration spoken of in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. It is the battle to overcome prejudice and narrowmindedness.
@@dennisstafford1749 Please learn numbers and facts. Only about 388,000 were taken to NA over 250 years..... Ya.... www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/how-many-slaves-landed-in-the-us/ . There were not "millions" of indians, and those that were here, were not Americans, and they did not contribute much if anything to the history of the USA. The "Tejano" culture was long gone before Europeans showed up in Texas. 15-20,000 chinese on the railroads. www.history.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-chinese-immigrants St louis was long abandoned, by over 300 years before the europeans showed up, and it was the europeans who rediscovered it. There is no possible way there were ever in the "millions" of indians in North America, they never had the farming or anything else to sustain such numbers, hence why they were more nomadic and in smaller groups. Now if we were talking about the mayans aztecs or incas in south america, ya you could spout those numbers, but we arent talking about South America. Your numbers are wayyyyyy off, however, no, the history of this country is majoritly of whites and their contributions, and it was whites who allowed non whites in. Yes there is some rough spots, but eventually the whites overcame and allowed the others in and welcomed, what made the USA successful was the fact that EVERYONE assimilated and there was ONE Culture. Anyone not of the culture and not assimilated was cut out, and for valid reasons
@@Mars-sp2gx Even with diseases that may have eliminated as much as 90% of the indigenous populations there were tribes and communities that had rebounded and seen population growth. As natives were pushed ever westward they became nomadic or semi-nomadic. But many groups like the Cherokee and Choctaw/Chickasha/Red Sticks had Europeanized with farms and livestock and moved into towns and villages. They were pushed off their lands and robbed of belonging even after winning their claims in the Supreme Court. The Osage maintained a trading relationship and empire that covered parts of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Cherokee developed their own alphabet and printed newspapers and books in their own language. There were metis and French Habitant settlements at Cahokia and Kaskaskia as early as 1699 and they existed when LaClede moved up from New Orleans to establish St. Louis. One of the Founders of Mobile married a Kaskaskia Woman and was recorded in Church records moved to Quebec. Early White inhabitants of the South married metis, Indian, Creole, or Black women. Slavery at first included Indians and Black. There was intermixing of all races as the availability of women took precedent over race. Ste. Genevieve is the oldest permanent French Settlement in Missouri but the French had trading post near present day Ft.. Leavenworth, Ks. as early as 1725. The once great Mississippian Culture was gone by the arrival of the European but they are evidence of advanced cultures and large stable populations in North America prior to European migration. Cahokia with perhaps a population of 20,000. The Chinese importation of labor is unknown but as many as 300,000 possibly perished as a result of the construction of the Railroad and brutal treatment by ignorant Whites. The immigration to the U.S. is in starts and spouts but the average is about 1 million per year every year including now (just 930,000 now). The immigration whether from Scotland, Germany, Ireland, or the Volga was most often the result of famine, persecution, or dissidents fleeing situations they found disagreeable. The European Nation with the most immigration to the U.S. and descendants so far has been Germany. Inventors, Mathematicians, Chemist, Engineers, Industrialist, Doctors, Scientist have been of every race, ethnic origin, color, religion, language group, gender, and sexual preference. Perhaps more varied in the U.S. prior to 1950 than anywhere else on the globe. Native Populations prior to the arrival of the Europeans numbered well into the millions. Disease was the great killer as native peoples had no immunities to European diseases and plagues like smallpox. Tejanos fought against Santa Ana in the first and latter stages of the Texas Revolt and received little acknowledgement from European settlers. There are citizens with Hispanic surnames in Texas today that have Texas descendants that predated white settlers. You are sophomoric. I do appreciate an effort but investigate a little further. Use sources that have no political agenda. Something other than a Fox News or OAN (suggestion). see Iroquois Confederation. Beaver Wars, Red Sticks Revolt, The Cahokia Mounds, John Ross and the Cherokee, The Trail of Tears, The Pacific Railroad and the Chinese. Bypassing the Exclusion Act against the Chinese, How they did it. The Know Nothings. The St. Louis Riot of 1856. The East St. Louis Riot of 1917. Knights of the White Camelia. Hayes/Tilden: The Lost or Stole Election, The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado, 1920s. The Osage Murders. Chivington and The Sand Creek Massacre. Buffalo Soldiers. Exodusters and Kansas, the City of Nicodemus. Tecumseh. The Blackhawk Wars. The Ioway Raids against the Osage. The Osage and Cherokee. The Missouri Treaty of 1808. The New Madrid Speech of Tecumseh. The Black Texas Rangers. English Investment on Cattle and Railroads. The Economics of Slavery. When Cotton Was King. The Great Migration. Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck. The Braceros Program. The People's Hospital of St. Louis. Fort Chartre. Clark's account of well wishers leaving St. Charles, Mo. The Missouri Rangers War of 1812.
@@dennisstafford1749 I proved you wrong with the links to back it up, none of which are biased unless you are going to try and say history is a lie. You have provided no evidence to support your claims. My main point still stands, The history, the majority of the history of the USA is thanks to Whites/Europeans and their descendants, it was well over 94% White/European for most of the countries history. Your numbers are astronomically wrong. Oh and by the way, Spainards are white/european. Central / South Americans, how many of them share over 50% of their DNA with them? Ya.....
It never SAID it was the revolutionary war. If you assumed that by the use of the term "colonies", we were at the time STILL considered to be the British Colonies even though we had gained our independence. Still TODAY some call us "The Colonies" because of our roots.
There are the uninformed that claim the National Anthem is agressive and refers to war. But knowing it's history and the reasons Mr. Keys penned the poem, one quickly realizes that it's actually a deep, sincere and even a desperate Prayer.
Such a good idea! I'm American and even I didn't know the whole story... I think if other countries or nationalities could listen, yes, they'd finally understand us more so, cuz it is in the emotion of the song, is where they may find a deeper connection with the US....😌😔
@bored Ruky Yea, wag mo listen to your own kapwa sabi nila; but they want you to listen and do as they tell you. Which are the actions of "Oppressors". It's funny how they want to jump on me about the article they own people wrote 😂🤣 damn shame they will NOT debunk that SMH
@@williammontgomery295 To an oppressor it DOES NOT because he clearly gives NO F other than himself. Always wanting to be supreme over someone because in reality he is of NOTHING but a simple idiot psychopath that thinks the world revolves around him 🤣 SMH.
It is easy to hate, isn't it? It doesn't take any investment to hate people you've never met. But this flag isn't about hate. The flag stands for love. Maybe, some day, you will learn what that is.
@bored Ruky - One more thing, now I'm sure you understand why so many of us despise those who allow our flag to actually touch the ground, to be walked on or lit on fire. You feel it. I just know you do.
Please I beg you don't listen to these people trying to make you doubt the history of the "Star-Spangled Banner". They need to let go of hate that happened in the past and look to the future as one America. The issues are the people in government, not the normal Americans of all race, creeds, and backgrounds.
I became American citizens 20 years ago the first time I hear the national anthem I cry 😢 I respect the American flag 🇺🇸 I’m proud to be an American citizen 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great addition my fellow American! People like you *are* the American Dream.
We are proud to have you !!
We're proud to have you.
Traitor !!!!!!!!!!!
Traitor !!!!!!
This is why we as Americans never let a flag touch the ground or shouldn't 🇺🇲
This young lady is so right we don't need a celebrity to get up on the stage to sing this song we need this gentleman to get up tell the story and to sing this song how beautiful
And why it is to be burned and replaced with a new one if it does. I lived in an apartment complex that flew the flag at the office building and it fell on the ground. I went in to ask the manager what she was going to do with the flag and she said put it back up. I was a little surprised that a 29 year old never heard of why it must be burned. She refused to burn it and put it back up. ignorant and disrespectful.
PLEASE read Exodus17:15, the Lord our banner, The American flag represents GOD our father.
@@jamescrow3264 it doesn't rep god it reps the AMERICAN SPIRIT..keep it real
GOD is SPIRIT
I wish more Americans, especially the younger ones, would watch things like this and the videos from WWII and 9/11 because patriotism and pride in our country is what we are sorely missing these days
@@rcklarue You can’t leave it like that. You need to explain yourself. What is the true story professor?
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD. GOD told Fathers and Mothers to teach their children and teach them about Him, But how can we teach them if we don't know Him.
Unfortunately nationalism is declining not just in the US but in the whole western world, it will eventually lead to the downfall of our once great and proud western civilisation.
I would rather they read any one of hundreds of stories of patriotism coming from World War II and not this complete misinformation campaign.
amen!
Hi Ruky, I just want to thank you for your genuine thoughts and your efforts to promote this Star Spangled Banner video to the world of you tube. I've watched this video multiple times and each time I said to myself that I won't get emotional this time (I have lied every time, the waterworks still persist). I come from an Old & Honorable Family, my 9th Great-grandfather (Thomas "The Immigrant" Blodgett) arrived in America with his wife-Susanne and 2 sons; Daniel-4 yrs. & Samuel 1 1/2 yrs. from London, England in 1635 (just 15 yrs. after the Mayflower arrived. Thomas "The Immigrant" Blodgett is the Founder of the entire Blodgett Family in America. There were well over 100 Blodgett family members that fought in the American Revolutionary War itself, and we fought in every war or conflict that America has ever been involved in since. In fact, during the Revolutionary war my 4th & 5th Great-grandfather (yes, they were father & son) Samuel, 4th G-gf and Asa, 5th G-gf were captured by both, the British and the Indians who were fighting together against the Colonials. They put a rope around Asa's neck then tied the other end around a tree branch while he was standing on stump and left him there for a very ,very long time. His son Samuel was tied to a post and was going to be burned alive. After an undisclosed amount of time had pasted and their fate was nearly upon them, and by some means, perhaps the markings of a tattoo, or a piece of jewelry etc. the British Officer was able to identify them as members of the Free Mason Society (a World Wide Society) of which the British Officer was a member as well. So, he decided not to kill them but, to keep them as prisoners and work them as slaves on their ships for months until they later escaped. Had Samuel perished, I would not be sharing this story with you, and I would never had discovered that I am also a 2nd Cousin 8x removed to President George Washington. I am in the closing stages of becoming Member of the Sons of the American Revolution and even the S.A.R. Pledge chokes me up when I recite it. S.A.R. Pledge; "We, descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution who, by their sacrifices, established the United States of America, reaffirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our Constitutional Republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe". I am so proud to be an American. I wish for world peace, after all, we are all brothers & sisters in the eyes of GOD.
What's so sad is our schools no longer teach American history. Older generations were taught.
No what's sad is that you think this story is factual history.
AMEN! Please read Exodus 17:15, the Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father , one nation under GOD.
@@dougs7367 while it is said this story isn't factual no story is ever 💯% factual but the events did happen occur. Instead of proclaiming it's not factual and instead explain what is and isn't fact.
When you have angry parents upset at school board members, teachers, and administrators about STATE/NATIONAL given curriculums, what can be taught? What can we teach? No matter what it is, it's like they don't really want kids to learn anything. Even when it's factual truth, parents will still shy their kids away from the truth. I don't get it. At some point we can't dictate and make decisions for them forever.
@@dougs7367 exactly, they never taught true history
That’s why our flag means so much to us ❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
Why does it touch your heart? Because the plight for liberty isn't about being American. It's about being human. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for reminding us.
I totally agree these are the moments that make people great not just Americans but deeds of bravery and sacrifice that connect all people.
And this is why us Americans are obsessed with our flag and why we never allow it to touch the ground!
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under GOD.
We only burn the flag if it falls and touches the ground. Literal policy and etiquette of the flag.
You just witnessed why true Americans get so angry at people who disrespect our Flag.
Why did you say true? what Americans are not true?--ones who disagree with you?
@@dennisstafford1749 just the ones who burn our Banner. Set up chop zones. Riot across the country in the name of a movement that was a fight won in the 60s.
Look at you getting all offended at the suggestion that you're not a true American if you burn that flag... Not if someone disagrees, which is actually the most American thing about flag burning pieces of crap. Too bad it's the only American thing about those people.
@@jamesvincent5875 Like people claiming to support blue lives matter and then with banner in hand proceed to beat cops with the banner in and outside the Nation's capitol- those people? Yes I take offense to those people. To watch Congressman condemn the violence and weeks later claim it was blown out of proportion and'/or a conspiracy of the left then vote against any inquiries into the violence--those people? Yes I am against those people. Like people who smash placards of other demonstrators, hold torch light parades shouting NAZI slogans and come prepared with shields and batons to incite violence and run over an opposing demonstrator with a car--those People? Yes I am against those people. Like the indoctrinated with hate young man that went to a Black Prayer Meeting, sat to pray and then executed all those inside--those people? Yes I am against those people. Do I think the demonstrations and violence of the 1960s-70s rectified problems in America. This we agree on. Obviously not. Nothing disrespected the American Flag as much as the rioters at the Nation's Capital beating policemen with the American flag. Why is it difficult to acknowledge what is reality? America is a nation of many diverse peoples and what makes all American is the mutual respect and patriotism for the nation's symbols and institutions. Verdad? (Spanish for true or truth).
@@dennisstafford1749 do you honestly think that I condone the actions of the people you're calling out?
Next I'd like to address the banner being smashed into police by the very people who stand for blue lives matter. Are you going to act as though there's not video evidence of antifa members dressed in Maga, being waved up the steps by Capitol Hill Police as they cleared the barriers? Liberals keep saying insurrection... yet not a shot was fired.
Do you think conservatives or violent people? As though conservative people aren't straight out of the womb all about Justice? Is it really a Nazi slogan to say all lives matter? The point you make about inquiries into the violence... the funniest thing about that is, Republicans didn't reject the 9/11 style Commission until after Democrats rejected investigations into the year-long rioting before this so-called insurrection.
And while I would agree that the sixties and seventies didn't solve the problems to a conclusion, what it did do is make it much more equal than people would give it credit for today. Because of the 60s and 70s oh, we now have black CEOs, black millionaires, affirmative action (which is racist in and of itself), black Scholars and historians... quite literally minorities today have it way better than pre-1960. How is that anything close to deniable? That list goes on and on.
You can name every atrocity from our culture in America from now until the sun goes down... but the place those actions on one group is ignorance on a scale I've never seen.
And your last point I completely agree on... America has a lot of different people, a lot of different culture, and it's been that way since the beginning. The only place I would defer, is your comment about mutual respect... that's where liberals fail. By definition, liberals aren't very liberal.
@@jamesvincent5875 Support the inquiry outside of Congress with equal members of each party. Examine the footage, the testimony, and the physical evidence. Bring in Congressional members and staff for sworn testimony. We will dispense with 'what a bout ism.' Do I agree your analysis of the events? Obviously not. You do not mine. Easy peasy have an inquiry. There is a lot of videotape my friend and the interviews would indicate the opposite of what you profess as truth. Let us find out. But you must agree in advance that you will agree with the outcome if the investigation is a neutral investigation, otherwise your just a dogmatic and all is in vain.
Just watched your beautiful reaction to the American national anthem. As an American that loves his country and served with pride in the Navy I get emotional as you did when I listen to men and women sing our song with pride. Thank you so much for sharing this. I know im late seeing it and i hope you get to read my comment. By the way your country is gorgeous I was there just after Mt. Pinatubo erupted as a volunteer
Oh my you speak the truth! Everyone who sings this song should listen to this first! Love your reaction
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, one nation under GOD.
This story is mostly mythology though.
@@jamescrow3264 ....NO, IT DOES NOT!!! The framers specifically called for and put it to pen and paper, that there was to be separation of church and state, it's on the very first page of the constitution, in the federalist papers, and spelled out in detail in two separate treaties. A reference to god, or a god, is not found anywhere in the U.S. Constitution. If you believe otherwise and feel this should be a Christiaan nation, then you are no better than the Islamic fundamentalist who cries our for sharia law!!
I payed attentioned to the words when i was a kid. Brings a year to my eye everytime i sing it. Then i found out that it was written in real time. I cried even harder knowing this.
The reason that our national anthem is sang at all of our sporting events is to REMEMBER all those who died fighting for our country, that is why we STAND, face the flag, place our right hand over our heart, or salute, it is to never forget the very heavy price that has so far been paid for our freedom, we stand and face the flag because they no longer can!
So many use our flag as a tool in their politics. Our flag is a symbol of the price that was paid for us to have the freedoms that we have. It is a symbol and trophy of respect to those that have given all to pay for that freedom. Kneeling or desecrating our flag is and always will be wrong. There is no cause that warrants the disrespect of our flag. Our flag is not a symbol of the government. It is the symbol of our people and our ancestors who gave us this freedom and for those who continue to fight for these freedoms.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American Flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our Flag One Nation under GOD.
@@susanconstable2113 I wish more people could understand this. It’s not about the politics or the government, it’s about the love, the blood, and the price paid. The least one can do is respect that.
Whenever I hear the anthem, in my mind I see Arlington Cemetery, I see people giving everything they have, I see great sacrifice, I see love, and I see the things I did not have to do because of them. Personally I seldom tear up or say, cry, but this anthem and our flag will bring a tear to my eye. For it’s not a symbol of patriotism I see, it’s the love behind it.
Yes, and hats are held in the hand, unless you are in military uniform. It's about respecting our men and women who have sacrificed for our freedom.
I am not an American but every time I hear this song it bring tears to my eyes having understood the history behind the song.. Oh what sacrifice and devotion for one's country, God bless America!!!!
am asian, and i remember there was an old american base in my country, that became a park. and we used to play there as kids. and there were still americans living there, and an old army guy told me a version of this story. so growing up i knew how beautiful the USA anthem was
I wish all Ameicans were like you! Intelligent, introspective, open-minded with a GOOD heart!
It's poetic because it was written as a poem, not a song, then later put to song. You're reaction and words were spot on, well done!
Thats what songs are. Poems.
That flag still exists, at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
Yes the American Christian will stand for our flag
Unless you are in the NFL, sadly
All true Americans, Christian or not, will stand for their flag because they know what it represents.
God is the land. Americans protect God by protecting the land. Anyone who protects this land and her laws will NEVER be divided and ALWAYS be blessed.
@@mr.o523 Separation of Church and State. I'm agnostic and can be just as patriotic.
Do non Christians count, Darla?
This story should be made into a movie... Epic!!!
Um? Well the actual battle should be made into a movie. Of which there have been many documentaries. And the war of 1812 has a few movies, nothing too big or anything.
I learned this in elementary school in the 1960s. I love your reaction!
The story is true. I'm a proud citizen of America. Thank you for your reaction!
actually not true, there was only 2 deaths from the bombardment
Yeah sorry man but this whole story told in that video is complete fictional tripe. Read up on what really happened, it was not a romanticized or dramatic as this makes it out to be.
@@xJamesLaughx Hmmm! Ok, I have heard this story repeated. I guess after so many retellings it would invariably morph into something different. Thanks for setting me straight.
@@parsifal40002 No problem. Not any fault of yours either. This country and its school system etc is terrible at making sure our own history is taught properly.
This is a small list of corrected information I saw as wrong in the video...not complete but gives a better view of what actually happened.
1. First of all this took place during the War of 1812. Specifically on Sept. 13th 1814, they were STATES, NOT Colonies.
2. The American government did NOT ask Key to go negotiate for prisoners. He went with the main goal being to go talk about freeing his friend, Dr. William Beanes.
3. He did not go by raft, he sailed out to the fleet on an American Sloop under a flag of truce, which during the bombardment was being towed behind a British ship and from that Sloop is where Key watched the fight. So he could NOT have been calling down to or talking to prisoners.
4. The forts name is Fort McHenry NOT Fort Henry and it WAS a primary military fort built to protect Baltimore and the Harbor. There were very few if any women and children in that fort during the battle. It started being built in 1798 and was finished in 1800.
5. It was NOT the entire British war fleet but only around 19 ships including The Congreve rocket ship HMS Erebus, mortar vessels HMS Terror, HMS Volcano, HMS Meteor, HMS Devastation, and HMS Aetna and the rest being larger warships like the HMS Surprise and other 38 gun frigates etc.
6. The flag NEVER fell during the battle. In fact there were two flags flown during the fight. First was the larger 30ftx42ft Garrison flag made of wool. Then as it started to rain Major George Armistead the fort commander ordered the larger flag to be taken down and a smaller 17ftx25ft Storm flag, both made by Mary Pickersgill, to be raised over the fort.
7. Patriots bodies did NOT hold that flag up as claimed. Casualties during the fight were very light with only 4 Americans being killed and 24 being wounded. Around 300 British were killed during this.
Of those 300 British killed most were from a land force the British landed to attack the city of Baltimore but they got spotted by Fort Covington and Fort Babcock and were fired upon forcing them to withdraw.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents God our Father, one nation under GOD,
As an old Veteran I fly our flag in my Heart everyday of my life.. Not only does it mean Freedom but it is the last blanket of Love that covers our fallen on there way home
One of many reasons why people who think the flag is offensive need to leave this country.
Amen !
I AGREE 💯 percent
True
I agree!!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
There is a flight going everyday!!
agreed.
I served for 27 years under this flag and I will be buried under it. There are only two songs that make me emotional, The Star Spangled Banner and Taps. I was very taken with your reaction. Semper Fi.
After first seeing this a couple years ago, I sent it to everyone I know...A powerful story of the birth of our nation....The incredible price paid, the ultimate sacrifice by so many that afforded our birthright as a free people....Let us never forget, that with all its faults, we are blessed to call America our home...Thank God above for our heritage, and let us go forward and educate those who don't know or understand our founding, and let us be stead against any who would try to tear it down...We are" ALL" Americans....Stand, pray and gird the pillars of the greatest nation to ever find hold on the face of the earth...GOD BLESS AMERICA!
The anthem is a poem written by Mr Key, giving a blow by blow account of what happened during that battle. It wasn't set to music to become our anthem till 100 yrs later. We, as American citizens are proud of our flag because she is our symbol for what we hold most dear, FREEDOM. We stand for her out of respect for what she stands for and for all if those who have died to protect us 🇺🇸 . Other countries misinterpret our pride for arrogance. I understand that. We, for the most part, are not that. We are proud because we know and cherish what it means and takes to be free.
Love my country and love the Philippines also. Can't wait to go back. I was in olongapo and Cagayan de oro visiting family. Filipinos have more American patriotism than many Americans do. God bless
Your wrong
Watch Tom MacDonald. Snowflakes.
@@darlaflorence7428 Well, we did kind of conquer the country for 50 years, and the Filipinos did fight several wars of rebellion against us. So I'm not surprised if many have negative sentiments towards America.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under GOD.
Stop with this BS about foreigners loving the US more than Americans! If not for our ancestors fighting for this freedom that many foreigners come to , what America the Free would their be? I am a woman who served in the US Army for over 15 years , and paid my dues for all to live free! All I ask is for people to realize that we cannot keep the division going ! United we stand and divided we will all Fall! It should not be ab out Political Parties because they are both Corrupt and need to be gone! They have betrayed what my ancestors died for and polluted this gift from God with their greed and corruption!
I think this video touched so much because it was people willing to die for freedom, for the freedom to live how they chose and that is something anyone can appreciate
Great Reaction. Thank you for taking the time to listen and think about the roots of our country. America is NOT as divided as the Media would lead you to believe. Our country gifted the world with a revolution of Freedom which we will still fight to uphold.
Just watch your video. I'm 54 years old, and I cry when I sing it.
Love your reaction, thank you.
This is why the saying. Freedom isn't free is more then just words to some Americans. God bless
I wish somebody would quit cutting onions near me when hear this story. And the heroic stories of the Civil War or 2/3 of America thought and risk their lives to help make this country free for all… land of the free and home of the brave!! “Rather Die on our feet then live on our knees” -G Washington
I love the way you think... Iam so touched that you felt so deeply for our flag...
Stand for the flag kneel for the cross.
I wish it were required in our schools for them to know the history of this and perhaps things would change...it makes me so proud and humble because of the bravery of our patriots.
I love your emotional investment.
I have seen so many people trying to debunk this as a lie! But we still have THAT very flag. We still have the pride handed down to us to us by those people. 🙂.
Your tears are the reason this song and the constitution exists.
Freedom is for all not just those in the U.S.
keep happy.
The story is mostly fiction. It doesn't mean the flag itself or the fort or the war or the star spangled banner isn't real. I mean shit man this story is full of obvious historical inaccuracies and didn't even get or try to get basic facts right like the name of the fort in typical right-winger bullshit fashion, and it's not even clear that the narrator understands the difference between the war for independence and the war of 1812. The story was crafted by a church for religious purposes, one can find who or what is behind it, but it's easy to see it's more religious propaganda than an accurate recounting.
@@jdanon203 who asked
@@mythicxbeast9733 Anyone who actually cares enough to learn the history of this country as opposed to fairy tales. True patriots and those who love this country do so not under false pretenses, but in honor of all those patriots who ACTUALLY fought and died for the country and her people.
@@YSongCloud AMEN to that. Very well said.
@@jdanon203 Alex do you realize that the revolutionary War and the war of 1812 are one in the same? Same book, just different chapters.
It was the British returning for unfinished business with the world's most powerful military, free of previous distractions. Had they taken the undefended port of New Orleans, then they would have effective control of the entire Mississippi river (a vital commerce superhighway at the time), and from there it would have been extremely tough to ever get rid of them? Just asking because you seem kind of dense?
As an American, I still get teary eyed when singing our National Anthem. Being much older and living in MD. we were taught the background to the anthem. While in school I still remember taking a field trip to Mt. Olive Cemetry in MD, where he is buried. They have a monument to him along with the words to the National Anthem. The cemetery is in Frederick, MD about 40 miles or so from Baltimore. and about 51 miles from the fort which is actually named Fort McHenry.
This is why it is so disrespectful to kneel during the national anthem!
Why would people who do that care if they disrespect our nation's heroes all they care about is to stay relevant whether they believe in something or not and how many $ they can make
EXACTLY Diane ,well said!
It is more disrespectful to treat any American as less than human. The song commemorates fighting for our freedom. Many ethnicities have fought for it. Kneeling before the flag is not disrespectful, it is an homage to those that have been murdered at the hands of law enforcement because of racism. If you can watch video On footage of American men, women and children being murdered and not demand justice for those murders, I don't believe you are patriotic at all. Shooting a bird at the flag would be disrespectful. Kneeling before a flag is respectful, yet sends a message that all Americans do not have the same rights that the people at Fort McHenry fought for.
Lee Fischer, Because Black men and women have also fought and died for our country yet don't have the same rights as others to survive a traffic stop.
@@angelacowens8291 Really? A homage to those who have been murdered at the hands of law enforcement? Pick a year, any year and you will see almost twice as many whites have been killed by law enforcement. If the event was not justified, heres what we do.
We file suit in a court of law. Sure we need police reform. However the biggest problem starts at home. Society has worked out a plan in case some didn't get the memo. It goes a little something like this. You stay in school, get a job, any job, no one is above working at mcdonalds. Find a like spouse, and start a family. Basically thats all there is to it.
Spread the word! No more babies mommas because those babies don't have a chance. Because all this other BS is like putting the cart before the horse. Naturally you will disagree, but know that all others feel the same as I do and most all others at least attempt the marriage and family thing.
We don't just have babies and wait for the welfare check once a month as a first option. Sure most marriages fail. But heres the thing. If you find a man who commits to marriage, he is more likely to be a active father in the childrens lives. If the young ladies left the thugs alone, they would eventually die out.
As far as I know, there were not any black men at Fort Henry so yeah, totally disrespectful to our forefathers who literally knowingly they would die holding up the flag pole with their bodies. As a result of what these men did, is why we can play football.
Like the quote says though, "I would rather die standing than live on my knees" and is how these idiots who kneel live. On their knees. None of this is opinion, it is fact.
I'm so hopeful that a new generation is being introduced to our history.
I'm 52 and my music teacher taught us this i would say in the 3rd or 4th grade. It isn't taught in schools today. Schools don't even have music classes anymore which is such a shame. I had music and was in choir from elementary through high school. Thank you for listening and showing respect alot of Americans don't show respect anymore and it makes true patriots very upset. Alot of Americans have stopped watching sports because they are disrespecting our flag and anthem. May God Bless our country. You have a new subscriber 😃
When our country starts living up to and people start behaving in a manor that reflects what our flag stands for, maybe you'll see less people "disrespecting" it. It's sad when people care more about a piece of cloth and a song more than they do for humans life, true freedom and justice. If you believe this story is accurate and not almost entirely fabricated, then you are no patriot nor do you care for your country, or what our framers intended it to be.
FYI, not that I care for either of our political parties, but you appear to be a conservative, and there is only one party to blame that has repeatedly, for decades and decades, cut funding to education, and when schools don't have enough money, what programs are always the first to go? Yup, bye bye music and any other of the arts.
I know I'm a little late on your reaction to this but it was nevertheless beautiful. And don't feel bad about feeling that way about the song before because I know that when I was younger, even me living in America for my entire life, before I knew this story and what the flag and National Anthem really meant and stood for I did the exact same thing, I'd hear the words, memorized them as a kid like almost every kid does in this country, and I knew enough to know that we were supposed to show respect for the flag and the Anthem but as a kid I didn't really understand why we were supposed to do that, just that it was what people did. But after learning the history, it makes you feel completely different and suddenly you Want to show respect and pride and patriotism for those things, not just because it's what you're supposed to do.
There’s a question mark in there because it’s asking us every time we sing it if we are still brave and free reminding us it is up to us to remain free and brave
And this is just the first verse of the Anthem, there are actually 4 in total. They’re beautiful.
Yeah especially the third one that talks about killing slaves, hmmm wonder why they left that stanza of the poem out?? P.S. the above story/video is mostly fabricated. Do better
I was taught about the War of 1812 and the story behind the National Anthem in grade school. And after serving in the Army and fought under this flag, it gave it even more meaning for me. 🇺🇲
"AMERICA IS EVERYONES COUNTRY." And it is our duty as American's to keep America standing strong. What a privilege, what an honor.
This is what they should be teaching in schools. Something that brings people together no matter the color of your skin!
I have watched the reaction to this video from at LEAST ten other TH-camrs. YOURS fits my reaction BEST and I have been hearing it for 58 years now. EVERY time I hear it, it gives me goosebumps and tears. I have the same reaction to a waving flag and beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I LOVED your video and I agree. Everyone that sings this song ought to KNOW the history behind it. Thank you!
This NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT IN EVERY SCHOOL AROUND THE WORLD...
Thank you for appreciating our National Anthem. GOD bless and protect my home the United States of America!
Yes, this is the history of how our national anthem came to be. Thank you for sharing.
Freedom came with a price, and it was paid in blood. 🇺🇸❤
This was during the War of 1812. Francis Scott Key wrote the original poem in 1814. It was eventually put to music & became our national anthem in 1931. Many folks will say that this particular video isn't entirely 100% accurate, but that's alright. You get the basics of it's history & why Americans are so prideful when it comes to our symbol of freedom.
Most American kids did learn about the War of 1812 in school. Well, at least we did back when I was in high school (early to mid 80's). But for many, it just went in one ear & out the other. All "boring" parts of history that we had to memorize in order to pass tests & finals. Most never gave it a 2nd thought after completing the class. I wonder, how many actually know the story these days? It's sad that people today take it (the history) and our flag for granted. I've watched several of these reaction videos from people all over the world (New Zealand, England, Russia, Scotland, etc) and all these "foreigners" across the globe understand that better than some of the so called "patriots" living here in the U.S.A.
My father served 30+ years of active duty in the United States Army. He was completely heartbroken when the riots of January 6th took place in Washington DC. It made him livid to see his beloved flag being used as a weapon against fellow Americans, on the steps of & within the sacred halls of our nation’s capital. He's 86 now with mobility issues, but he still insists on standing & saluting "Old Glory", whenever the anthem is played. I gladly help steady him up, as he jokes that he needs help so he doesn't toppled over his walker & make a spectacle of himself. He also makes it a point to say thank you to every solider in uniform, police, & other public service workers. :-)
OK, now that you know the story, you must watch what has been deemed as one of the greatest performances of our anthem to date. Please check out Whitney Houston's amazing rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, at Superbowl XXV (January 1991). You can find many videos on TH-cam of her incredible performance. You won't be disappointed.
Not Narratively advantageous.
@@rcklarue or agenda narrative
You made a point I never even thought of but I strongly agree with: you said something like 'anyone who is gonna sing this song should watch this video first'....that is a great point.
I love your reaction.
And yes I do not like when people change up the song to their liking.
This song need to be sung the way it is written.
🎙🎼😘🇺🇸
Well it was written with a third verse (stanza) as it was a poem, so if you believe is should be sung as it was written, why are you not apposed to the absence of the last verse, where Key calls for the death of any slaves that were captured and fought for the British, I mean how dare they, when we were treating them so well here.
You don't have to be from a particular place in order to recognize bravery and courage when you see it, and when you recognize those things, it hits you on a human level, no matter who you are or where you're from. Thank you for recognizing that!
"We don't need no mariah's or shakira's", haha you are so right!
The person who sings it knowing at least what they are singing about and caring about that thing, can convey the emotion 1000x times better.
All of the kneelers need to watch this so they understand why so many people get mad at them. They should also understand that all of the people that died for the flag did so that they would have the right to speak out. But there is a time to speak out and there is a time when you should show respect.
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD,Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under g GOD.
All of those who used the flag and staff to smash windows at the Nation's capital, beat policemen, wrap themselves in it as they made death threats and cursed on camera and recorded themselves hot with fervor, scuffled with National Guard, sprayed insect repellant and bear spray into the faces of people assigned to protect the flag, law and order, public property, and keep the peace, or used the flag as an excuse to commit criminal acts in the name of their so called patriotism should watch and reflect on this also.
@@dennisstafford1749 Better to die standing than to die on your knees. We face similar troubles to this day. You like to look past why that happened, the deeper significance to it. Simplified for a narrative, and despite what it means, you clearly prefer to gloss over the deeper divide and why one would stand up. I cannot say if it was right or wrong, but one can understand why. It’s not about a politician, and if you think as much you are blind.
@@ApolloTheDerg juat google what happened and be happy and accurate
I admire you're comments to this video exellent as a veteran family member ♥️
Love your reaction and feeling for the story of the US flag and its meaning.
Your touched because know you know the honor we have for those that so bravely stood up against tyrants it's not pride just in a flag but pride in the selfless sacrifices of those that hoped for a better future
Loved your reaction. And you’re right, all Americans should see this video.🤗🐝❤️
Why, so they can see first hand how religious propaganda has crippled this country.
@@sunshynff What are you on about? Of course religious propaganda is a problem, but the Anthem, written 200 years ago, hardly falls into that category.
@@deborahdanhauer8525 ...I don't have an issue with our anthem, at least the way it is sang, leaving out the racist verse, what I am "on about" is this video infuriates me, because so many people, who I truly think actually care about our country and want to be proud of it, are fooled into thinking that it is a factual account, when in fact it's easily 75% fabricated. The FACT that it is, was done so by the preacher's voice who narrates, as a sermon for his "flock" in order to inappropriately link Christianity to the founding of our country, and the 225+year misinformation campaign pain that we are somehow supposed to accept that we are a Christian nation.
I have no issues with Christianity or any religions, if that is what gives someone inner peace and joy in their life, who the heck am I to tell them any different. But the Christian religion has continuously tried to bully it's way into our government and influence rules and laws that govern all people of all faiths and lack there of. They have become successful at times, especially as of late, taking the freedom of bodily autonomy away from half of Americans. If Christian organizations had their way it would go much further than that too, don't kid yourself, they are no different and no better than Muslim fundamentalist that believe Sharia law should be the law of the land globally. That is what I am on about, because despite it's massive flaws, I love my country dearly, and if you feel warm fuzzy and patriotic about it's history, then you have been learning about mythology, not actual history.
HIT THE SAME WAY 62 YR OLD MAN WITH TEARS.THANK YOU
This video should be played in every school in the USA.
Your tears are for those men who lost their lives to uphold freedom and the flag that represents it. The sacrifice they made for humanity everywhere in the world. It wasn’t just for America. Their deaths were an inspiration for all who want freedom.
This would be considered the second revolution war. The first was to gain our freedom from British rule, the 2nd was to keep it for good.... and this is why this flag means so much to true American Patriots...Christian and non-Christian alike but true Americans. Another reason why we get so offended when someone kneels and stomps our flag or burns it...we take it personal 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🤘😎🤘🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I always viewd the civil war as the second revolution
@@killertaco8themaster773 yeah but we actually fought the Brits twice and then the Civil War.... not many people are aware of that fact.
So much education in 1 song to understanding Americas hearts. Where our are educators for our children????
This used to be taught in the 4th grade but now we focus on Critcal Race Theory and how all people are evil. It's a shame that we are losing our culture to hatred.
But that benefits the Narrative. Hate is easily manipulated.
Explain to me what critical race theory is and when did you first hear about it?
I’m a elementary music teacher and I still teach this. I do a different patriotic song each month……… if I don’t teach them then who will? The truth is that my students LOVE these songs. When they walk in my room on the first class of the month they immediately ask what our new patriotic song is. 🇺🇸. We also read through the words and talk about what each song means. It is scary what’s happening in our schools……. this his how I try to do my part
@@angelahomicz1813 good for you. It's a dirty politically incorrect job, but someone needs to do it.
It seems you are proud of your heritage and rightly so. There are people in this country of Pakistani heritage, Irish heritage, Zimbabwe heritage, Portugese heritage, Polish heritage Japanese heritage, native Americans , etc. many of whom fought bravely as American citizens in war defending the flag. They are of different faiths. They are all Americans. Sometimes it is helpful to disentangle from Fox News, OAN, and Newsmax and just chill . . . .
What a beautiful reaction. You are so right. We today take so much for granted., Not realizing the price that was paid for our freedom.
You make 100% sense!! Thank you for the reaction! GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
Thank you you got it it's unfortunate that some of our sports figures want to kneel instead of standing and saluting our play if they knew what it stood for but then again they're too busy Counting their money and not realizing what if this country had not done what it needed to do they wouldn't have that freedom thank you even though you're not a citizen which is what you said you weren't I appreciate it
This was during the "war of 1812" not the Revolutionary War. The "colonists" were already Americans of The United States"
Yes, they were already Americans but the British wanted them to surrender to them and be under British rule
Please read Exodus 17:15, The Lord is our banner, The American flag represents GOD our Father, One Nation under GOD, Jesus died upon the cross high above the ground kinda like our flag One Nation under GOD.
God Bless You. I ❤ my America 🇺🇸 and touched by your understanding of our founding.
as a Marylander we visit Fort McHenry when we are young, so I've known this story my whole life. i feel like the anthem might hold a bit more meaning to us Marylanders, or maybe we are just prouder haha. if I remember right this flag is at the Smithsonian in DC. the flag represents the people not the government and that's why it will always be respected and loved by Americans. we must never and will never forget the people who gave their lives for that flag.
The National Anthem should ALWAYS be sung with somberness versus twisted and tainted by the Entertainment industry!
I agree with her. I think people in general need to learn more history.
"Those Who Do Not Learn From History Are Doomed To Repeat It."- George Santayama, 1948
It feels as if the question in the last line of the verse is meant for all generations of Americans to truthfully answer.
Thank you for your respect. We love you too. ☺️💕
I love hearing this story and watching the peoples reactions.
It makes our political climate so much sadder. There are more verses. Some speak of slavery. The author was a slave owner...i personally do not feel it negates the lives of those who died at the base of that flag, through the war, and as British prisoners. When you have a favorite singer and they right a questionable song do you cut them off your list or do you skip that song. This verse is the recognized national anthem of the USA. The rest is never song. I wish people still held common sense and decency.
3rd verse isn’t even about black slaves. The slave part was a metaphor for Americans who were force to fight under British rule during the war of 1812 and the napoleonic wars.
Thankyoiu for your reaction , its worthing fighting for
The Star Spangled Banner was originally written as a poem....
You are right, this should be watched by everyone that sings this song.
"O, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"
Why is there a question mark? Because it's a question. One that the prisoners were asking Francis Scott Key.
If you look up the whole song that part is written multiple ways most of them being more declarative and exclamatory.
We are ( most of us ) are VERRY proud of that flag. We are a military gold star family we have paid the ultimate price for that flag. Anyone disrespecting that flag in our presence is in for an ass whooping. The flag should never touch the ground . We all have flag poles in front yard. Flag goes up in the morning and down and folded properly at dusk.
NFL players that take a knee should watch this...........unfortunately they won't.
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@@Gravyballs2011 You will need to explain that a bit furthur, one word replies are definitely a sign of stupidity.
Not politically advantageous. No guilt and fear. No power to control people.
They'll watch it if you pay them although.... they're still gonna kneel because it's the "popular" thing to do and can't think for themselves and will continue to wade in their ignorance
@@leefischer5814 they are sanctimonious in their ignorance and knowledge would make them question their sanctimony. We can have that now, can we?
A message from Australia, " Courage isn't about not being afraid, Courage is about not letting fear stop you ". With God standing by your side, courage comes easy.
Not a warmonger song.
This is why we don't take a knee to our National Anthem. We stand, with our hand over our heart, every man and woman who's served salutes.
Walked through Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The names spoke of diverse ancestry. All the crosses were white. I could not tell the race of the patriots. That information was not pertinent.
Because they were White aka European. The vast majority of the countries history the vast majority well over 94% were of European ancestry. It was not until the 1900s, more specifically the 1950s and onward that we opened the flood gates to non Europeans. No wonder we have been going down hill ever since.
@@Mars-sp2gx What??? Millions of Indigenous peoples, millions of slaves imported from Africa, the existence of a Tejano culture in Texas that preceded Anglo-Saxon settlers, millions of Chinese who worked on the Western portion of the Trans-Atlantic Railroad, the French habitants of pre-USA existence. St. Louis was a city well before Lewis and Clark arrived and the occupants (white, red and black) greeted them with aid and comfort. New Orleans already had a history before Jackson removed native peoples for Southern settlement. The city of Cahokia whose inhabitants had dispersed by the 1400s but whose culture and heritage influenced other indigenous peoples. Auguste Chouteau may have been from French parents but he lived his entire life in the interior of America and fathered children with the Osage and perhaps others. Pierre Chouteau was the paterfamilias of the ballerina Maria Tallchief. Many Black families have a white or native ancestor in their DNA. The Irish who dispersed after the Great Hunger mixed with many other people and went from being despised to prominent citizens. The American Experience is complex and rich. Racial diversity and mixing IS the story of America with a lot of backlash and bumps and reactionary violence along the way. America's history has been the battle to live up to its own aspirations. The violence, backlash, and racism along the way speaks to the negative part of human behavior, but the victory (although slow) of inclusion is America's strength. It is the aspiration spoken of in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. It is the battle to overcome prejudice and narrowmindedness.
@@dennisstafford1749 Please learn numbers and facts. Only about 388,000 were taken to NA over 250 years..... Ya.... www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/how-many-slaves-landed-in-the-us/ . There were not "millions" of indians, and those that were here, were not Americans, and they did not contribute much if anything to the history of the USA. The "Tejano" culture was long gone before Europeans showed up in Texas.
15-20,000 chinese on the railroads. www.history.com/news/transcontinental-railroad-chinese-immigrants
St louis was long abandoned, by over 300 years before the europeans showed up, and it was the europeans who rediscovered it.
There is no possible way there were ever in the "millions" of indians in North America, they never had the farming or anything else to sustain such numbers, hence why they were more nomadic and in smaller groups. Now if we were talking about the mayans aztecs or incas in south america, ya you could spout those numbers, but we arent talking about South America. Your numbers are wayyyyyy off, however, no, the history of this country is majoritly of whites and their contributions, and it was whites who allowed non whites in. Yes there is some rough spots, but eventually the whites overcame and allowed the others in and welcomed, what made the USA successful was the fact that EVERYONE assimilated and there was ONE Culture. Anyone not of the culture and not assimilated was cut out, and for valid reasons
@@Mars-sp2gx Even with diseases that may have eliminated as much as 90% of the indigenous populations there were tribes and communities that had rebounded and seen population growth. As natives were pushed ever westward they became nomadic or semi-nomadic. But many groups like the Cherokee and Choctaw/Chickasha/Red Sticks had Europeanized with farms and livestock and moved into towns and villages. They were pushed off their lands and robbed of belonging even after winning their claims in the Supreme Court. The Osage maintained a trading relationship and empire that covered parts of Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. The Cherokee developed their own alphabet and printed newspapers and books in their own language. There were metis and French Habitant settlements at Cahokia and Kaskaskia as early as 1699 and they existed when LaClede moved up from New Orleans to establish St. Louis. One of the Founders of Mobile married a Kaskaskia Woman and was recorded in Church records moved to Quebec. Early White inhabitants of the South married metis, Indian, Creole, or Black women. Slavery at first included Indians and Black. There was intermixing of all races as the availability of women took precedent over race. Ste. Genevieve is the oldest permanent French Settlement in Missouri but the French had trading post near present day Ft.. Leavenworth, Ks. as early as 1725. The once great Mississippian Culture was gone by the arrival of the European but they are evidence of advanced cultures and large stable populations in North America prior to European migration. Cahokia with perhaps a population of 20,000. The Chinese importation of labor is unknown but as many as 300,000 possibly perished as a result of the construction of the Railroad and brutal treatment by ignorant Whites. The immigration to the U.S. is in starts and spouts but the average is about 1 million per year every year including now (just 930,000 now). The immigration whether from Scotland, Germany, Ireland, or the Volga was most often the result of famine, persecution, or dissidents fleeing situations they found disagreeable. The European Nation with the most immigration to the U.S. and descendants so far has been Germany. Inventors, Mathematicians, Chemist, Engineers, Industrialist, Doctors, Scientist have been of every race, ethnic origin, color, religion, language group, gender, and sexual preference. Perhaps more varied in the U.S. prior to 1950 than anywhere else on the globe. Native Populations prior to the arrival of the Europeans numbered well into the millions. Disease was the great killer as native peoples had no immunities to European diseases and plagues like smallpox. Tejanos fought against Santa Ana in the first and latter stages of the Texas Revolt and received little acknowledgement from European settlers. There are citizens with Hispanic surnames in Texas today that have Texas descendants that predated white settlers. You are sophomoric. I do appreciate an effort but investigate a little further. Use sources that have no political agenda. Something other than a Fox News or OAN (suggestion). see Iroquois Confederation. Beaver Wars, Red Sticks Revolt, The Cahokia Mounds, John Ross and the Cherokee, The Trail of Tears, The Pacific Railroad and the Chinese. Bypassing the Exclusion Act against the Chinese, How they did it. The Know Nothings. The St. Louis Riot of 1856. The East St. Louis Riot of 1917. Knights of the White Camelia. Hayes/Tilden: The Lost or Stole Election, The Ku Klux Klan in Colorado, 1920s. The Osage Murders. Chivington and The Sand Creek Massacre. Buffalo Soldiers. Exodusters and Kansas, the City of Nicodemus. Tecumseh. The Blackhawk Wars. The Ioway Raids against the Osage. The Osage and Cherokee. The Missouri Treaty of 1808. The New Madrid Speech of Tecumseh. The Black Texas Rangers. English Investment on Cattle and Railroads. The Economics of Slavery. When Cotton Was King. The Great Migration. Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck. The Braceros Program. The People's Hospital of St. Louis. Fort Chartre. Clark's account of well wishers leaving St. Charles, Mo. The Missouri Rangers War of 1812.
@@dennisstafford1749 I proved you wrong with the links to back it up, none of which are biased unless you are going to try and say history is a lie. You have provided no evidence to support your claims. My main point still stands, The history, the majority of the history of the USA is thanks to Whites/Europeans and their descendants, it was well over 94% White/European for most of the countries history. Your numbers are astronomically wrong. Oh and by the way, Spainards are white/european. Central / South Americans, how many of them share over 50% of their DNA with them? Ya.....
Beautiful reaction♥️ Thank you.
This occurred during the war of 1812 not the revolutionary war.
Also, that it was not the National Anthem till the 20th century till it was adopted over America the Beautiful.
It never SAID it was the revolutionary war.
If you assumed that by the use of the term "colonies", we were at the time
STILL considered to be the British Colonies even though we had gained
our independence. Still TODAY some call us "The Colonies" because of
our roots.
@@mikeh8416 Whatever makes you happy.
@@samson9535 Whatever keeps you stupid.
And they weren't "colonists" anymore.
Thank you for your reaction. I appreciate your reaction.
There are the uninformed that claim the National Anthem is agressive and refers to war. But knowing it's history and the reasons Mr. Keys penned the poem, one quickly realizes that it's actually a deep, sincere and even a desperate Prayer.
Such a good idea! I'm American and even I didn't know the whole story... I think if other countries or nationalities could listen, yes, they'd finally understand us more so, cuz it is in the emotion of the song, is where they may find a deeper connection with the US....😌😔
@bored Ruky Yea, wag mo listen to your own kapwa sabi nila; but they want you to listen and do as they tell you. Which are the actions of "Oppressors". It's funny how they want to jump on me about the article they own people wrote 😂🤣 damn shame they will NOT debunk that SMH
i guess you are the kind that prefers to live on your knees.
To an idiot that what it would seem like
@@MahlonTane cant be oppressed if you are willing to die on your feet
@@williammontgomery295 To an oppressor it DOES NOT because he clearly gives NO F other than himself. Always wanting to be supreme over someone because in reality he is of NOTHING but a simple idiot psychopath that thinks the world revolves around him 🤣 SMH.
It is easy to hate, isn't it?
It doesn't take any investment to hate people you've never met.
But this flag isn't about hate.
The flag stands for love.
Maybe, some day, you will learn what that is.
Thank you for the love and respect you have as an army vet let me say to you as an emigrant welcome home
@bored Ruky - One more thing, now I'm sure you understand why so many of us despise those who allow our flag to actually touch the ground, to be walked on or lit on fire. You feel it. I just know you do.
This was beautiful thk you!
Please I beg you don't listen to these people trying to make you doubt the history of the "Star-Spangled Banner". They need to let go of hate that happened in the past and look to the future as one America. The issues are the people in government, not the normal Americans of all race, creeds, and backgrounds.