An independent production of Make Your Mark Media, Anthem tells the story behind Francis Scott Key's creation of "The Star-Spangled Banner" and explores the role of music and patriotism during The War of 1812. Featuring musical performances and interviews with historians and music experts from the United States and Great Britain, this one-hour documentary delves into the people, songs and events that influenced Key to write what would become the National Anthem of the United States of America.

Anthem was first broadcast on Maryland Public Television December 19, 2012. National broadcasts on public television began in June 2013 and were extended through 2020.



You can watch the director's cut of Anthem: The Story Behind the Star-Spangled Banner in HD here

The Anthem Project

In 2013, Make Your Mark Media created The Anthem Project - an online resource for Maryland teachers and students with lesson plans and activities based on video segments from Anthem.

Completed in 2014, these off-the-shelf teaching tools were great ways to bring this story to 4th-grade and 8th-grade classrooms.

Unfortunately, The Anthem Project website had to be taken down in April 2018 after the domain was hijacked. Lesson plans and videos are still available, so please contact us if you are interested.


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