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He was inspired upon seeing the American flag still flying over the fort at dawn and wrote the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry"; it was published within a week with the suggested tune of the popular song "To Anacreon in Heaven". The song with Key's lyrics became known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" and slowly gained in popularity as an unofficial anthem, finally achieving official status more than a century later under President Herbert Hoover as the national anthem.

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Key was a lawyer in Maryland and Washington D. Key was a devout Episcopalian. Key owned slaves from , during which time abolitionists ridiculed his words, claiming that America was more like the "Land of the Free and Home of the Oppressed". As District Attorney , he suppressed abolitionists, and in lost a case against Reuben Crandall where he accused the defendant's abolitionist publications of instigating slaves to rebel.

He was also a leader of the American Colonization Society which sent freed slaves to Africa.

This panel event, organized by the St. John's College History Task Force, will discuss the complicated legacy of Francis Scott Key.

He freed some of his slaves in the s, paying one ex-slave as his farm foreman to supervise his other slaves. He publicly criticized slavery and gave free legal representation to some slaves seeking freedom, but he also represented owners of runaway slaves. At the time of his death he owned eight slaves. Key's father John Ross Key was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army , and a judge of English descent.

He graduated from St. Skinner and Key were there to plead for the release of Dr. William Beanes, an elderly resident of Upper Marlboro, Maryland , and a friend of Key, who had been captured in his home on August 28, Beanes was accused of aiding the arrest of some British soldiers stragglers withdrawing after the Washington campaign who were pillaging homes.

Skinner, Key, and the released Beanes were allowed to return to their own truce ship, under guard, but not allowed to leave the fleet because they had become familiar with the strength and position of the British units and their intention to launch an attack upon Baltimore. Key was unable to do anything but watch the hour bombardment of the American forces at Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore from dawn of September 13 through the morning of the 14th,