-Analyze the history and lyrics of the two anthems (“The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” respectively known as the “National Anthem” and “Black National Anthem”). -Write a two-page reflection to argue which one you think better fits our time and why. -Use verses from the lyrics. -Let the following questions be used as a guide: 1. What is meant by a national anthem? 2. Who first used the term “national anthem”? When was it used, and on what occasion? 3. What is the spirit of a national anthem? 4. Where do we find that spirit? 5. When was the Star-Spangled Banner written? Who wrote it? What were the circumstances of its creation? 6. Did the writer of the Star-Spangled Banner envision it as becoming the country’s national anthem? 7. Who made the Star-Spangled Banner into a national anthem, and when? 8. Who wrote the Black National Anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”? When was it written? What were the circumstances of its creation?
