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Eugene

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16. Wikipedia calls it a hymn.
Mon Feb 12, 2024, 04:18 PM
Feb 2024
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954). Written from the context of African Americans in the late 19th century, the hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving to God as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom, with imagery that evokes the biblical Exodus from slavery to the freedom of the "promised land."

Premiered in 1900, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was communally sung within Black American communities, while the NAACP began to promote the hymn as a "Negro national anthem" in 1917 (with the term "Black national anthem" similarly used in the present day). It has been featured in 42 different Christian hymnals, and it has also been performed by various African American singers and musicians. Its prominence has increased since 2020 following the George Floyd protests; in 2021, then House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn sponsored a bill proposing that "Lift Every Voice and Sing" be designated as the "national hymn" of the United States.


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing

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The song was introduced as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" Walleye Feb 2024 #1
I agree about ATB senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #2
It is also known as the Black National Anthem. Eugene Feb 2024 #3
Is it a gospel song? senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #4
No, it's a more traditional type hymn, written in 1900. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #15
Wikipedia calls it a hymn. Eugene Feb 2024 #16
Thanks for the excellent info. I know I've heard it song in African-American churches here in Wilmington Walleye Feb 2024 #21
Nothing wrong with designating it the national him. Would that really offended these people? Walleye Feb 2024 #22
You'd think the Christofascists would like a hymn for the national anthem. Aristus Feb 2024 #24
We sang that in High School Mossfern Feb 2024 #14
A "black" national anthem? democrank Feb 2024 #5
The NAACP started calling it that in 1917. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #17
Wrong! Edelweiss is the correct answer. ret5hd Feb 2024 #25
Doesn't he represent the Alabama part of Florida? Kingofalldems Feb 2024 #6
Probably senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #7
The "Black national anthem" is called "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Ocelot II Feb 2024 #8
The content is blocked senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #10
I found another link - try this one. Ocelot II Feb 2024 #12
Right-wing culture warriors were freaking out about this a few months ago. Eugene Feb 2024 #9
Yeah, good for them senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #11
Racist asshole is racist asshole TheProle Feb 2024 #13
It makes me smile inside to know getagrip_already Feb 2024 #18
Right wingers got upset about the National Anthem in Spanish. Dubya sang it in Spanish on the campaign trail. keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #19
Wow, I'd forgotten that bit about senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #20
He knew enough to deliver speeches mostly in Spanish, but wasn't fluent. TwilightZone Feb 2024 #29
It is neither pathetic nor unhinged. Voltaire2 Feb 2024 #23
Gee... appmanga Feb 2024 #26
Should someone tell him... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #27
"Lift every voice" is a great song struggle4progress Feb 2024 #28
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