A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America
A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America

A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America

June 14, 2014 | 0 min

"The Star-Spangled Banner" is known by all, treasured for its powerful melody and stirring lyrics. And yet, only about 40% of U.S. citizens know all the words. And even fewer know their meaning. Join us as we travel back to 1814, when Washington D.C. was under British attack during the "Second War of Independence," and the very bricks and mortar of American democracy were reduced to smoking rubble. We examine the battle that inspired witness Francis Scott Key to immortalize its final moments, then reveal how his poem transformed into an anthem.

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Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Jeff Wilburn

Naomi Scott

Clent Bowers

Naomi Scott

Catherine Purcell

Naomi Scott

Jennifer L. Jones

Naomi Scott

Vince Eisenson

Naomi Scott

Cynthia Janzen

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