Add the man who wrote the lyrics to our national anthem to the list of people whose monuments have been desecrated by vandals. The monument to Francis Scott Key in downtown Baltimore was badly defaced last night.
A statue to Francis Scott Key, the writer of the Star Spangled Banner, was defaced overnight in downtown Baltimore, with someone painting “Racist Anthem” on the side of the Bolton Hill monument.
Baltimore Police received a report of the vandalism at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. They are investigating, but have no suspects.
The monument — primarily concrete and marble, but with gold in the base and a gold figure atop — had been tagged with black lettering, but also with what appeared to be splashes of red and black paint.
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key statue disgraced from the sidewalk to the top of its doric columns. Paint still fresh in the air. pic.twitter.com/iL5IshtIbm
— Erick Ferris (@erick_ferris) September 13, 2017
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key statue vandalized. pic.twitter.com/A4AnIRifd0
— Erick Ferris (@erick_ferris) September 13, 2017
Key is a prominent figure in Baltimore history because he penned the words to the anthem while held prisoner on a British warship during the War of 1812. The British fleet was bombarding Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor throughout the night and Key was inspired to write his poem by seeing the stars and stripes still flying over the fort in the “dawn’s early light.”
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Vandals Paint ‘Racist Anthem’ and Deface Baltimore Monument to Francis Scott Key https://t.co/IB3RpRbUC1
— RedState (@RedState) September 13, 2017
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