Should non-black Americans learn the words to the black national anthem and show respect when it's performed?

Question

Slavery was legal under the British empire, and the American Revolution didn't emancipate black American slaves.

Should we expect blacks to appreciate the events that led to the liberation of the 13 colonies from British oppression, even though their own oppression continued for almost 100 years?

Should non-blacks today appreciate and respect that black Americans also struggled against oppression, also suffered and many died in that struggle, and have now acheived their objective and it is expressed in a new "national anthem"?

Should we accept their 'declaration of equality' and their national anthem and simply reconcile ourselves to the fact that our nation now has two national anthems that are equally valid?

Is the rejection of the 'Black National Anthem' tantamount to bigotry?

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Answer 1

This is divisive stupidity. How do you expect progress and harmony when you use the issue of the national anthem that mentions nothing about race?

Answer 2

There is an American anthem. It's not called the white anthem. We don't need another practice that just keeps race the wedge between citizens.

Those that want to keep stirring the pot do so because their personal desire is to see that we never achieve Harmony and acceptance of one another. The Al Sharptons, Jesse Jacksons of the world thrive on negativity and controversy.

Answer 3

I didn't know there was a "black national anthem" or for that matter a "black nation" I thought, call me crazy, that the good 'ol US of A was EVERYBODY's country. Guess I was wrong...

Answer 4

This is divisive BS designed to further divide American citizens and as such it delivers both aid and comfort to the enemies of the USA.

I believe that is called treason!

Answer 5

http://www.epado.bravehost.com/whiteslav...

get over it, I am not learning any words to another anthem, I like the one I  have been singing, and that woman should not have sung that song with out warning and she should have paid them, the crowds always sings along when the anthem is sung, she even took that, I find it offensive that she did it the way she did. sing that stuff at the black expos or black whatever places.and who ever heard of a black anthem, what or who decided that.

Answer 6

Hmm, I'm sitting around with a few friends who are black, and they have never heard of this alternative to the national anthem.

To answer your question, no.

Answer 7

Wow, maybe we need a Christian National Anthem to celebrate how those evil Romans used to throw us in with the lions.  Maybe the Jews should have a national anthem to show how they suffered during the holocaust, Perhaps the Irish should have one as well, they were discriminated against as were the Japanese during WWII.  The problem here is we forget that the passed is passed, give it up!  Move forward and start to unite as one country, one people.  It is this self segregation that is keeping discrimination alive.

Answer 8

Dude...way too much right wing radio!

Answer 9

All you have mentioned are valid arguments for a black national anthem, but at the same time America is a community base society so I am afraid that all the communities will start to have their own anthem for the contribution and "suffering" they history tells they have been thought the heroism and love for the flag,

some people are the melting pot in person due to multiple origins therefore they have the official anthem.

I think this is so interesting because if the Whites were not the majority and in political power anymore them the anthem might change to the community  which is dominantly running the country- Because let´s assume that if you reconnize this anthem there is no reason why you should not recognize others. The native americans-and others...

Would that be interesting for Bill O´Reilly and all his friends?

'Black National Anthem' is only for a community it is communitarian don´t feel offended...and I do not have an issue with it.

Answer 10

There is only one National Anthem for the United States of America. The suggestion that there is or should be more than one is un-American and should not be considered or tolerated...Period

Answer 11

"Is the rejection of the 'Black National Anthem' tantamount to bigotry?"

Well, let's see.

Do we have an Hispanic National Anthem? An Asian National Anthem? A Native American National Anthem? No. We have A, as in ONE, National Anthem.

Now, on a personal level, I don't particularly care for ours. It's devilishly hard to sing and no one can ever learn the words.

But to have more than one National Anthem, no. That's simply more divisiveness and THAT, my friend, this country doesn't need.

Answer 12

If they are in a country where the "Black National Anthem" is the NATION ANTHEM, then it might be "respectful" to know  the lyrics, just like it would be helpful to know how to ask, "where is the bathroom?".

What I would want to know, more than the lyrics, is what Physical thing am I to do? Place my hand over my heart? bow? or jump up and down on one foot and rub my belly at the same time? which foot?

Answer 13

In any country there can be only one anthem, and that is the Naitonal Anthem. There is no such thing as black or brown or yeloow or red anthem,. all this is purely illegal.