UWDOR 21-Day Equity Challenge: Day 6

DAY SIX:

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

(Black National Anthem)

It was written in 1899 by James Weldon Johnson initially as a poem celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday and was quickly embraced as a powerful symbol of the mix of struggle and enduring hope for Black people in the U.S.

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From Time

A History of the Newly Resurgent 'Black National Anthem"

From American History Geek

Lift Every Voice and Sing Explained

From CNN Silence is Not an Option with Don Lemon

Lift Every Voice and Sing: Silence is Not an Option

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