Lift Every Voice and Sing
A Celebration of the African American National Anthem
Book - 2019
An illustrated version of the song written by civil rights leader and poet James Weldon Johnson in 1899 that has come to be considered the African American national anthem.
Publisher:
New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc., 2019.
Edition:
New edition.
ISBN:
9781681199559
1681199556
1681199556
Call Number:
j784.4973 JOH 2019
Characteristics:
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, music ; 29 cm
Additional Contributors:
Bib Control Number:
1012670



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An illustrated version of the song written by James Weldon Johnson in 1899 that has come to be known the African American national anthem.
A cornerstone hymn chronicling the black experience, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was declared the official African American National Anthem by the NAACP in 1919. First published in 1993, this picture book featuring linocuts by Harlem Renaissance artist Catlett is back in print, with a n... Read More »
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