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," often called the "Black national ... Soon, people began referring to it as the "Black national anthem" or "Negro national anthem," according to Jones.

The Black National Anthem — “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — is a hymn written as ... and composed the music and arrangements for the lyrics. American history tells us that there has always ...

One of Lawrence’s biggest hits is adjacent to the messages of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” The Black National Anthem written by James Weldon Johnson 125 years ago –and the namesake of IN ...

The Black National Anthem is a tribute to the struggle against the laws and social racism directed at people’s skin color and lack of class privilege.

Johnson said the ending lyrics of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" are key to understanding the difference between the usual national anthem and the Black national anthem, which she sang during an ...

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was written in 1900 by James Weldon Johnson and composed by his brother John. The song was originally written as a poem and was later embraced as the National Negro ...

Before 'The Star-Spangled Banner' was the national anthem, 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' was the Black national anthem. This year, it turns 125.

"To sing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' at the Super Bowl. ... "Lift Every Voice," written by James Weldon Johnson, is also known as the Negro National Anthem, a song that's been around for 125 years.

(Atlanta News First) - The Black National Anthem has become an important element for the National Football League and its diverse, vibrant communities. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was a hymn ...

That means "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was already widely known by 1918. It was dubbed "The Negro National Anthem" by the NAACP ... we routinely see snippets of the lyrics excerpted as titles ...