Lift Every Voice And Sing [Video]

[onpatrol98]

Great song! How many faces do you recognize? Did your parents, school, church, etc. make you learn the words? If yes, do you still remember them? I attended an HBCU and we would sing this song faithfully. I still remember it and our school alma mater pretty well. Although, I get kind of "iffy" in the middle.

[JoJoO]

1. Lift Every Voice And Sing [Video]

Beautiful. Thank you for that.

[Number23]

2. Child, the "Negro National Anthem" was taught at school before the pledge of allegiance!

We sang that song at every assembly at my all black high school. Man, this brings back some SERIOUS memories.

I referenced it in a Black History post on DU2. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7657026

[NOLALady]

3. I was not aware of the song as a youth

even though I took an active part in the '60s movement. I am embarrassed to say that I have never known all the words. Unfortunately, we did not learn it in school nor Church.