From June 18 to 21, the Ritz Chamber Players performed a classical concert of all Black composers and musicians for the Jacksonville Community.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

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

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 Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as a poem by then ... Just in case you have never read the lyrics and experienced the feelings of a people’s ...

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 ...

GREAT BARRINGTON — It is a hymn once sung by Black servicemen on the war front, but is now a staple of pregame Super Bowl ceremonies — sparking controversy for some and feelings of resilience for ...