A Star-Spangled Story: Battle for America

"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.

Cast

Jeff Wilburn Self - Narrator (voice) Clent Bowers Self - National Anthem Performer

Catherine Purcell Self - Voice Student

Jennifer L. Jones Self - Curator

Vince Eisenson Francis Scott Key

Cynthia Janzen Dolly Madison

Jim Lyall James Madison

James Bailey George Armistead

Bill Boslego William Beanes

Shannon McLucas Mary Pickersgill

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