Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations
Kelly Starling Lyons
This account traces how “Lift Every Voice and Sing” travels through generations of an African American family. A girl first sings the song, written by James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson, in a chorus of 500 people in 1900. She teaches it to her child, and later family members carry it through personal milestones and historic moments, culminating in a 2016 National Mall chorus. An author’s note provides further history of the song and its writers.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 1 edition from 4 organizations.
