There was a time when African Americans were ... for freedom and citizenship in the Civil War. The Black National Anthem – ...

"Lift Every Voice and Sing," often called the "Black national ... composer and conductor known for his preservation of African-American spirituals and choral music. "It's very grand, very majestic ...

A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir', performed 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' ahead of the draft in Green Bay Thursday night. The choral ...