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On NBC’s "Meet the Press" in 2017, Detroit Free Press writer Stephen Henderson argued: "Some of the words of the National Anthem are White supremacist. ... I think this is a country whose history is racist, whose history is steeped in White supremacy, and the anthem reflects that in its very words."

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Stephen Henderson on Meet the Press (2017) said some words of the National Anthem are White supremacist and that the country’s history is racist and steeped in White supremacy, reflected in the anthem.
Type
Opinion
Workflow state
Rejected
Freshness
Current
Responsible outlet
Fox News
Public-interest reason
Addresses public debates over national symbols, history, and racism.

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Rejected as opinion

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ai · July 6, 2026 6:40 PM EDT

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