It was written and composed as a "hopeful appeal for liberty." Does anyone have a problem with that? Second, it was written by poet James Johnson and set to music by his brother, John Johnson in 1900. Rather, I thought I'd share some facts about the hymn Lift Every Voice and Sing, a song that has, over time, been referred to as the Negro, and then later the Black National Anthem.įirst, in every listing I checked, the song is categorized in the genre American Patriotic Music. I'm not even going to waste my time addressing the inherent racism in her comment. "We don't watch NFL games since they started singing the Black National Anthem." I was just nosy enough to suggest she livestream the game so she could actually watch it rather than reading updates. She was updating herself on the progress of the Minnesota Vikings game. She was refreshing her tablet every 15-30 seconds and gasping each time. On Sunday afternoon it was hard to not notice the one woman who was not sewing. Over 40 women spent several days (and late nights) diligently sewing personal and gift projects. Recently I attended a quilting retreat in rural Morrison County.
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