Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Lift Every Voice And Sing - A short Summary of Its Historical Background

By Jocelyne Mimmo


The world famous composition "lift every voice and sing", also called because the black national anthem of Africa and America is an ode to liberation of African and American citizens. This song goes back to the period of the Civil War in the event that President Abraham Lincoln was heading America and emancipated the black slaves working there. In a nutshell, the song involves the theme of liberty, restoration, justice and hope, as seen from the perspective from the African-American immigrants and people.

The union of the black and the white goes back to 1960s and was recognized to the world as the Civil Rights Movement. Following a movement, "Lift Ev'ry Voice & Sing" disseminate around the world, looking to spread the message of hope, freedom and unity amongst natives of various colors. As of now, several copies of lift every voice and sing audio were created available in the form of cassettes, CDs, DVDs, online videos and mp3 versions. Following a Civil Movement, the song was declared the anthem of A&M College (Louisiana) and Southern University in the usa.

For downloading the song, simply type "lift every voice and sing black national anthem" on the search tabs of the browser, visit a free mp3 download website and save the song on your systems.

Origin:

James Weldon Johnson was the famous composer of the song. He was a scholar from Clark-Atlanta University who was working as the principal in a major public schools in the city of Jacksonville, Florida. He wrote down lift every voice and sing lyrics for the introduction speech of the guest orator-Booker T. Washington, in a ceremony that was being organized to mark President Lincoln's birthday. Eventually, the composition was performed by a segregated number of approximately 500 child artists and students belonging to the Edwin M. Stanton School, later known as the Stanton College Preparatory School. Five years after the composition of this song, the author's brother John Rosamond Johnson, who is also a composer, gave music to the prose and turned it into a song that was later known as the official black national anthem. You can download the original along with the official edition of the black national anthem audio from different online websites.

Author Profile:

James Johnson, the author of the song was born 6 years after the end of the Civil War, in the year 1971. His father was hired as the head waiter in one of the upscale hotels of Jacksonville while his mother was a learned public school teachers who emphasized moral education and the worth of formal education. His brother is a music composer.

Modification Of The Song:

In the year 1919, the song lift every voice and sing was formally announced as the National Negro Anthem from the secular NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). This particular secular group was formed under the supervision of W.E.B. Dubois (professor at the Harvard), in 1909. The said person was in support of following a broad agenda for resolving the disenfranchisement of the blacks in the usa. Contrary to this, both Booker T. Washington and J. W. Johnson had a distinct and streamlined approach towards addressing this social discrimination. They were in favor of appealing to the capitalist group and making reformation in the thinking of the upper classes.

The conventional lift every voice and sing hymnal is being performed at each and every patriotic event, important gatherings and sports function all over the United States. Several modifications of this piece, with different instruments and remixes have been released in the market.

Rules For Reciting The Anthem:

Whether you are playing lift every voice and sing instrumental or even the lift every voice and sing mp3 version, there are specific rules which every citizen must follow. They have been pointed out here:

- All people present at the venue must stand straight with their right hands positioned over their hearts and heads devoid of any headgear. If you aren't humming, you should observe peace before the last line is being performed.

- All people should face the American flag.

- The military people are supposed to salute the flag while listening to the song.

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