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‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: A Musical Monument to Freedom
Around 1919, “Lift Every Voice” was named the official hymn of the NAACP ... the first stanza’s lyrics are surprisingly optimistic: “Lift every voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ...
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” should be America’s second national anthem. Here’s why | Opinion
The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – is a hymn written as a poem by then ... the music and arrangements ...