Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Jimi Hendrix’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” Live at Woodstock, Narrated by Justice Brown
Justice Brown is a Youth250 Bureau member at Made By Us, the national network connecting young adults to history and civic life through more than 750 museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives. Brown discusses the powerful rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” that Jimi Hendrix performed at his closing Woodstock set.
In August 1969, the Woodstock music festival took place in New York.
- About 500,000 people attended the festival.
- He played "The Star-Spangled Banner," the U.S. national anthem.
- His performance included sounds that reminded people of the Vietnam War.
- Hendrix wanted people to think about both war and peace.
- He had served in the U.S. Army before becoming a musician.
- Hendrix said he played the anthem because he was an American.
- His performance became one of the most famous moments in music history.
- Today, many people remember it as a symbol of both patriotism and peaceful protest.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 9:25. Have you EVER served in the U.S. armed forces?
- USCIS 100:78 / 128:100. Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
- USCIS 100:98. / 128.123. What is the name of the national anthem?
Family Fun
- Jimi Hendrix: STAR SPANGLED BANNER – Jimi Hendrix At Woodstock: The Anthem of a Generation
- National Archives: Jimi Hendrix's Official Military Personnel File
- National Postal Museum: In Memoriam: Jimi Hendrix
- NMAH: The Star Spangled Banner
- NY Learns: Text Painting: The National Anthem, Patriotism and Jimi Hendrix. by De Imperatoribus Romanis by ECSDM
- New Yorker: Rewinding Jimi Hendrix’s National Anthem
- PRI: The World: American Icons: Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner
- Star Spangled Music: Banner Moment #9: August 18, 1969—Hendrix Plays the Anthem at Woodstock (Psychedlic Citizenship)
- Seattle: Jimi Hendrix Park
- The Colouring Sessions: The Jimi Hendrix Experience coloring page
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