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He Wrote The Black National Anthem—Then Became A Diplomat James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938): Wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" February 12, 1900, for 500 schoolchildren at Lincoln's birthday celebration, Jacksonville, Florida. Brother J. Rosamond Johnson composed music. Song spread orally across South within 20 years. NAACP adopted as official anthem (1919). But Johnson's achievements multiplied: First Black man admitted to Florida Bar since Reconstruction (1898). President Theodore Roosevelt app
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He Wrote The Black National Anthem—Then Became A Diplomat James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938): Wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" February 12, 1900, for 500 schoolchildren at Lincoln's birthday celebration, Jacksonville, Florida. Brother J. Rosamond Johnson composed music. Song spread orally across South within 20 years. NAACP adopted as official anthem (1919). But Johnson's achievements multiplied: First Black man admitted to Florida Bar since Reconstruction (1898). President Theodore Roosevelt app
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The Man Behind the Anthem They Forgot You've sung "Lift Every Voice and Sing" thousands of times—the Black national anthem. But do you know James Weldon Johnson? Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1871, Johnson was a Renaissance man who changed history six times over. According to the NAACP and PBS, he wrote the anthem's lyrics in 1900 for 500 schoolchildren at a Lincoln birthday celebration—and those children spread it across the South, making it the hymn that defined a movement. But that's just
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The Man Behind the Anthem They Forgot You've sung "Lift Every Voice and Sing" thousands of times—the Black national anthem. But do you know James Weldon Johnson? Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1871, Johnson was a Renaissance man who changed history six times over. According to the NAACP and PBS, he wrote the anthem's lyrics in 1900 for 500 schoolchildren at a Lincoln birthday celebration—and those children spread it across the South, making it the hymn that defined a movement. But that's just
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The Black National Anthem or "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. It was first performed on February 12, 1900. In February of 2026 Coco Jones sung it at the 60th Superbowl. ...Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has tought us Sing a so
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The Black National Anthem or "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. It was first performed on February 12, 1900. In February of 2026 Coco Jones sung it at the 60th Superbowl. ...Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise High as the list'ning skies, let it resound loud as the rolling sea Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has tought us Sing a so
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Lift Every Voice and Sing – often called “The Black National Anthem” – was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899. It was first performed in public in the Johnsons’ hometown of Jacksonville, Florida as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by a choir of 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School, where James Weldon Johnson was principal. (Scroll for more
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The Black National Anthem is a song called Lift Every Voice and Sing, written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and later set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson. It was first performed by a group of Black schoolchildren in Jacksonville, Florida, and quickly became a powerful symbol of hope, faith, and resilience within the African American community. The song reflects the struggles of Black Americans, including the pain of slavery and discrimination, while also celebrating per
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