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‘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...
The lyrics to ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ and James Weldon Johnson on how it came to be
Pennsylvania Capital-Star via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoI wrote the words and he wrote the music. Our New York publisher, Edward […] The post The lyrics to...
Commemorating Juneteenth, community gathers downtown Springfield to highlight history
Springfield News-Leader via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoAs the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" rang out over Founders Park in downtown ...
Juneteenth Has Gone Mainstream. Should Everyone Be Celebrating?
Capital B via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThis story was originally published in 2022 and has been updated. Juneteenth has been celebrated for...
Six Masterpieces to Celebrate Juneteenth
The Wall Street Journal· 19 hours agoFrom...Abraham Lincoln sung in 1900 by 500 black schoolchildren in segregated Florida, “Lift Every Voice and
Multimedia: North Fork Juneteenth parade and celebration - Riverhead News Review
The Riverhead News-Review· 12 hours agoThe celebration began at Clinton Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church on Third Street for a blessing, a sing...
Kansas officially observes Juneteenth, the nation's 'second Independence Day' at Capitol
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoPeople gathered Monday singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in the Statehouse rotunda as they...
See photos from Grand Rapids Community Junior Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
MLive.com· 8 hours agoA small parade marched Wednesday along Eastern Avenue towards Dickinson Buffer Park, where hundreds...
Students raise flag in honor of the national Juneteenth holiday
KPBS San Diego· 18 hours agoWith the Black National Anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" playing, a group of elementary
Greason to throw out first pitch at MLB at Rickwood game
Birmingham News· 1 day agoGreason, a longtime pastor in Birmingham, starred for the Birmingham Black Barons from 1948-50 and...