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The lyrics to ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ and James Weldon Johnson on how it came to be
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoI wrote the words and he wrote the music. Our New York publisher, Edward […] The post The lyrics to...
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
The Wall Street Journal· 5 days agoThe song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic...
Watch: Top 12 Black anthem songs
theGrio via AOL· 4 hours ago“Lift Every Voice and Sing” (Courtesy: Tasha Cobbs Leonard / YouTube) “Lift ...
Students raise flag in honor of the national Juneteenth holiday
KPBS San Diego· 7 hours agoWith the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" playing, a group of elementary
Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration - The Suffolk Times
The Suffolk Times· 8 hours agoThe celebration began at Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Greenport for a blessing, a sing...
Aiken Civic Orchestra, choral society to perform patriotic concert
The Post and Courier· 3 hours agoThe Aiken Civic Orchestra and the Aiken Civic Orchestra will perform in concert in celebration of...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 14 hours agoAccording to the Hill, apparently the league played “Lift Every Voice And Sing,” last year but ...
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 7 hours agoFrom its beginnings as a birthday tribute to Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice& ...
Singer Paris Paloma interrogates the myth of femininity
Washington Post· 2 hours ago“That’s just always been a vehicle for me to tell very biographical stories and still have some...
Bill Kenny of Norwich: Recognizing the end of slavery in the U.S. at Juneteenth event
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 1 day agoI’m sure those attending this morning’s ceremonies will share this song. I wanted you to enjoy the words as the poetic hymn James Weldon Johnson intended them to be. Lift ...
