Johnson and his brother composed "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which became known as ... City Council voted 16-2 to rename Hemming Park as James Weldon Johnson Park. The renaming came two months ...

Lloyd Washington knows every note, every verse of "Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing," which the NAACP ... rechristened downtown's Hemming Park as James Weldon Johnson Park. It was initially named ...

The park honors the contributions of Jacksonville natives James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson. The composers of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” which the NAACP named the Black National ...

The Origins of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ James Weldon Johnson wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” in late 1899. Johnson’s goal was to write a poem to commemorate the birthday of the 16th ...

Since 2021, pregame ceremonies for football’s biggest night have included a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” a hymn penned in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a civil rights ...

Celebrations are underway, marking the 125th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... Civil rights icon James Weldon Johnson wrote the poem and his brother Rosamond put the ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing," a hymn known by many as the “Black national anthem,” was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson, who later bought a home and writing cabin off Alford Road in Great ...

For the last three years, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the ... originally written by originally written by James Weldon Johnson in 1899. Johnson was an author, educator ...