The lyrics of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and James Weldon Johnson on its creation • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
By James Weldon Johnson Reprinted by Poetry Foundation. A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, planned to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother,...
The text of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and James Weldon Johnson on its creation • Minnesota Reformer
Reprinted by Poetry Foundation. A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, planned to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and...