In The Root article, "Star-Spangled Bigotry: The Hidden Racist History of the National Anthem,” Jason Johnson expresses how most American citizens are completely unaware of the fact that there are three more stanzas to The Star Spangled Banner past the stanza deemed the national anthem. Johnson expresses how it might actually be a good thing that every American does not know every stanza of the national anthem. He backs up this statement by explaining the fact that it is very likely that there is a racial background and tendencies in the poem. Johnson expresses how, in his viewpoint, the national anthem is "one of the most racist, pro-slavery, anti-black songs in the American lexicon, and you would be wise to cut it from your Fourth of July
