James Weldon Johnson’s poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” set to music by his brother John Rosamond, was first presented as a hymn, then adopted as a ...

Explore the significance of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the 125th anniversary symposium, highlighting its cultural and ...

Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn many African Americans of older generations just know. They’d sung it in church, learned ...

The school children of Jacksonville kept singing it; they went off to other schools and sang it; they became teachers and taught it to other children.

Thus, he was pleasantly surprised to watch his alma mater’s Wind ensemble perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at his job on June 12, in what he called “a full circle moment” during the Museum of the ...

The Emancipation Proclamation became law in the United States. It declared that “all persons held as slaves … shall be … ...

Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to ...

The Emancipation Proclamation became law in the United States. It declared that “all persons held as slaves … shall be … ...

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Musical groups The Silhouettes and Sista Strings were also present, with the latter performing ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing.’ Following the fundraiser, Clooney flipped against Biden and called ...