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Sing a song, how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Keith Mallett

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Sing a song, how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations, by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Keith Mallett

Language

eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Sing a song

Oclc number

1089884180

Responsibility statement

by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Keith Mallett

Sub title

how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations

Summary

Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"-this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family... In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has provided inspiration and solace for generations of Black families. Mothers and fathers passed it on to their children who sang it to their children and grandchildren. It has been sung during major moments of the Civil Rights Movement and at family gatherings and college graduations

Target audience

primary

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