When Beyoncé sang the American national anthem on the first night of her London Cowboy Carter tour dates, I instinctively placed my cowboy hat over my heart, unsure whether I was pledging allegiance to the US flag or Beyoncé herself.

Beyonce is using her massive stadium tour to highlight an often forgotten bit of American history. Jarred Hill reports.

Beyoncé gave fans at her Cowboy Carter Tour a night they won’t soon forget on Thursday (June 5). She was performing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Eng., her first of many shows slated to be performed in London.