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Perry, Imani, 1972- author.
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Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954. Lift every voice and sing.
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
Anthems -- United States -- History and criticism.
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May we forever stand...
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May we forever stand : a history of the Black national anthem / Imani Perry.
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Perry, Imani, 1972- author.
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
Subjects
Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954. Lift every voice and sing.
African Americans -- Music -- History and criticism.
Anthems -- United States -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9781469666099 (paperback) :
146966609X (paperback)
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John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Description:
xiv, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Preface -- I'll Make Me a World : Black Formalism at the Nadir -- The Sound and the Fury of a Renaissance : Art and Activism in the Early Twentieth Century -- School Bell Song : "Lift Every Voice and Sing" in the Lives of Children in the Segregated South -- The Bell Tolls for Thee : War, Americana, and the Anthem -- Shall We Overcome? : Music and the Movement -- All Power, All Poetry, To the People : From "Negro" to "Black" National Anthem -- A Piece of Rock : Post-Civil Rights Losses, Gains, and Remnants -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Index.
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"The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem that captured the story and the aspirations of black Americans. Since the song's creation, it has been adopted by the NAACP and performed by countless artists in times of both crisis and celebration, cementing its place in African American life up through the present day. In this rich, poignant, and readable work, Imani Perry tells the story of the Black National Anthem as it traveled from South to North, from civil rights to black power, and from countless family reunions to Carnegie Hall and the Oval Office. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Perry uses "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as a window on the powerful ways African Americans have used music and culture to organize, mourn, challenge, and celebrate for more than a century" -- Publisher's website.
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Hawaii State Library
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782.25089 Pe
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782.25089 Perry
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