Sing a Song

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.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us.
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us.

In 1900, 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. 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.
Inspired by this song's enduring significance, Kelly Starling Lyons and Keith Mallett tell a story about the generations of families who gained hope and strength from the song's inspiring words.

Chiar la timp pentru implinirea a 120 de ani de la piesa „Ridica fiecare voce si canta” - aceasta carte emotionanta celebreaza Imnul National Negru si modul in care a inspirat cinci generatii ale unei familii. Cantati un cantec plin de credinta pe care ne-a invatat-o trecutul intunecat. Cantati un cantec plin de speranta pe care ne-a adus-o prezentul. In 1900, in Jacksonville, Florida, doi frati, unul dintre ei principalul unui separat, toti -scoala neagra, a scris piesa „Ridica fiecare voce si canta”, astfel incat elevii sai sa o poata canta pentru un omagiu pentru ziua de nastere a lui Abraham Lincoln.