With Harris and Trump locked in a dead heat, getting their supporters to sing, scream and dance can cultivate an aura of inevitable electoral triumph.
- Professor of Musicology, Arts Leadership & Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan
For the NFL, playing the national anthem started as a patriotic marketing ploy. It’s now played before every game alongside ‘Lift Every Voice,’ the Black national anthem, and ‘America the Beautiful.’
Before an exhausted crowd, Hendrix fused protest and horror with patriotism and optimism.
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