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  1. Sep 7, 2013 · Today “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is one of the most cherished songs of the African American Civil Rights Movement and is often referred to as the Black National Anthem. Read the lyrics from...

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  3. Jun 21, 2023 · On June 3, Seattle’s Rio Chanae sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing” on the steps of City Hall to a crowd of thousands, commemorating a week of marches protesting police brutality.

    • Jacob Uitti
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  4. Sep 10, 2020 · For more than a century, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has held a powerful place in American history. The hymn is known as the Black National Anthem, but it’s more than that.

  5. Feb 8, 2021 · Alicia Keys appeared in a moving tribute to author and activist James Weldon Johnson's 1900 song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which the NAACP explains has been called "The Black National...

    • Meghan De Maria
  6. Feb 11, 2024 · "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black national anthem, will be performed at the Super Bowl for the fourth time in a row, the latest legacy of the traditional song.

  7. Feb 17, 2022 · "Lift Every Voice and Sing," an anthem with a surging melody and a promise of hope and freedom, has been a part of family, political, and social life in Black communities for more than a hundred years. In 2021, The Philadelphia Orchestra opened its new season with a performance by Laurin Talese.

  8. Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes ...

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