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1) Lift every voice and sing

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Language

English

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An illustrated version of the song that has come to be considered the African American national anthem.

2) Sing a song: how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations

Author

Lyons, Kelly Starling

Publisher

Nancy Paulsen Books

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

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"Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"-this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family... In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has provided...

3) The creation: a poem

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

c1993

Language

English

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A poem based on the story of creation from the first book of the Bible.