COLLECTION: American Anthem on NPR

This struck me as an awesome set of mentor texts / writing tools. Students could pick their American Anthem ...

Beginning July 4, NPR will zero in on 50 different anthems across a range of themes: patriotic, civil rights, anti-war, female empowerment, sports, mental health and more, in a series we're calling American Anthem. https://t.co/Qy0XY5WmLP
— NPR (@NPR) May 28, 2018

On this week's show, we share selections from @NPR's year-long American Anthem series, including a deep dive on "La Bamba" and the story of a Chicano civil rights-era pop song. https://t.co/itZZQ44d8g pic.twitter.com/gDxUpc43lX
— NPR Alt.Latino (@AltLatino) January 10, 2019

NPR's American Anthem series brings together two songwriters — Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers and Chuck D of Public Enemy — whose respective versions of "Fight the Power" eyed the same struggle. https://t.co/QgAX84Pthm
— NPR (@NPR) December 10, 2018

See the whole colelction @ https://www.npr.org/series/622671774/american-anthem