SOURCE: The Washington Times
11-9-17
tags: racism, NAACP, Star Spangled Banner
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11-9-17
California NAACP seeks to abolish ‘Star-Spangled Banner,’ calling it ‘racist’
Breaking Newstags: racism, NAACP, Star Spangled Banner
The California chapter of the NAACP has a solution for the NFL take-a-knee flap: Get rid of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
The organization is urging Congress to jettison the national anthem after passing a resolution at its Oct. 26-29 state conference describing the tune as “one of the most racist, pro-slavery, anti-black songs in the American lexicon.”
A second resolution was passed in support of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a leader of last season’s protests during the national anthem.
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