calling certain lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner” — written in 1814 long before the song became the national anthem — racist and anti-Black.) Gerald Early, professor of African and ...
The Black National Anthem – “Lift Every Voice and Sing ... (1873-1954), wrote and composed the music and arrangements for the ...
Johnson said the ending lyrics of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" are key to understanding the difference between the usual national anthem and the Black national anthem, which she sang during an ...