The national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” was written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and has since become a symbol of civil advocacy and a treasured history of art justice, still celebrated today in various forms of art and worship.
The national anthem, “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” was written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and has since become a symbol of civil advocacy and a treasured history of art justice, still celebrated today in various forms of art and worship.

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