Test 1 timeline By wmerritt98 Sep 14, 1814 Star Spangled Banner (Francis Scott Key's lyrics) Period: 1830 to 1850 Trail of Tears The Trail of Tears was the forced displacement of Native Americans to the west due to the discovery of gold. 1867 Slave Songs of the United States It was the first collection of spirituals. 1928 Cajun: (1st commercial recording) Mar 21, 1939 "God Bless America" (Kate Smith's Original Recording) Apr 9, 1939 Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial 1947 Folk Song U.S.A.: the 111 Best American Ballads It was a written record of folk songs. 1951 "This Land is Your Land" (Guthrie's Recording) 1959 "We Shall Overcome"