Black Caucus Pushes To Rename Francis Scott Key Bridge, They Say “It’s Racist!”

Francis Scott Key.

The author of the American national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner”.

You know, that song that so many Democrats and BLM activists love to disrespect.

The latest incident was by the LSU women’s basketball team.

Louisiana governor calls for rule requiring student athletes to be present for anthem after LSU women’s basketball team was absent during performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Amazing👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼https://t.co/zlgZHk42S8

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 3, 2024

Well, not being present while the national anthem is being played or taking a knee to protest it is just not enough.

You see, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women have been thinking about that bridge that’s named after the author of that anthem.

And so this group thought about it. And thought some more.

And this is their response: “It’s racist!”

African American groups call for ditching 'racist' Francis Scott Key, naming new bridge after late congressman https://t.co/8Azj9156LE

— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 10, 2024

Fox News reports:

A coalition of African American groups in Maryland is pushing for Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge to be renamed once reconstructed over what they say is racism connected to Key’s legacy.

The Caucus of African American Leaders of Anne Arundel County recently voted unanimously to call for changing the names of two bridges in Maryland, including the Key Bridge, and will lobby Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and the state’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly on the proposal, the Baltimore Banner first reported Tuesday. The bridge collapsed in late March when a cargo ship struck a support beam.

The coalition includes groups such as an NAACP chapter and the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, which wants the replacement bridge to be renamed in honor of the late Rep. Parren Mitchell, the first African American elected to the U.S. House from the state of Maryland. Mitchell was also a civil rights pioneer as the first Black graduate student admitted to the University of Maryland.

When asked about the proposal, Moore told Fox News Digital that he remains “laser-focused on providing closure to these families, clearing the channel, and rebuilding the bridge.”

However, the Baltimore Banner said that Moore told reporters on Monday that he thinks there will “be a time for that” conservation later.

A spokesperson for the Caucus of African American Leaders told Fox News Digital they believe “public structures and buildings that taxpayers pay for shouldn’t be named in honor of people who owned slaves.”

Their issue with the bridge keeping its name after Key, the author of the national anthem, stems from his “legacy” being clouded with “accusations of racism,” the Baltimore Banner wrote.

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The Banner noted that Key, an attorney by profession, purchased enslaved people but also represented some Black Marylanders in court who sued for their freedom.

HELL NO! ~ ~ Civil rights groups call for collapsed Baltimore bridge to be renamed, call Francis Scott Key a racist slave owner https://t.co/DHOj5UM5jO pic.twitter.com/pQHYa5CMLl

— Mary (@matjendav4) April 11, 2024

Racist bridges are all the rage these days.

Even Pete Buttigieg knows about racist bridges.

You know the ones.

Short bridges?

Clearly the works of the racism.

The Baltimore channel won’t open now until the end of May.

No definite word on when the bridge will be rebuilt.

Perhaps it’s not smart having a Transportation Secretary who in 2021 said that bridges are racist. pic.twitter.com/3nFqwJe0NY

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 5, 2024

Racism can strike anywhere.

You know those stop signs in your neighborhood, why are they so red?

Is it mocking the Indian natives that were called “red skins” and telling them to stop?

Stop, what? Stop existing? We may need to investigate this further.