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James Weldon Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing
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This poem was written in 1900 for the celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday at a segregated black school, and in particular to introduce Booker T. Washington–at the time the
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James Weldon Johnson – The Prodigal Son
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Johnson’s poem and title play on and rework the Parable of the Prodigal Son from the Gospel of Luke.
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James Weldon Johnson – O Black and Unknown Bards
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James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing Covers
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James Weldon Johnson – The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Chap. 1)
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I know that in writing the following pages I am divulging the great secret of my life, the secret which for some years I have guarded far more carefully than any of my earthly
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James Weldon Johnson – Lift Every Voice and Sing Samples
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See all of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Kim André Arnesen – The Gift to Sing
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Sometimes the mist overhangs my path / And blackening clouds about me cling; / But, oh, I have a magic way / To turn the gloom to cheerful day— / I softly sing / And if the way
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Borelson (Ft. Danah Martin, Markus Jackman, Naja Wilson & Nevon Sinclair) – Outro (Lift Every Voice And Sing)
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Lift every voice and sing / ’Til earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; / Let our rejoicing rise / High as the listening skies / Let it resound loud as the
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Beyoncé – Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing (Homecoming Live) Samples
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See all of “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing (Homecoming Live)” by Beyoncé’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Aloe Blacc (Ft. The String Queens) – Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing (The Undefeated Mix)
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Lift every voice and sing / 'Til earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies / Of Liberty / Let our rejoicing rise (Let our rejoicing rise) / High as the listening skies (High
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Wynton Marsalis – Didn't He Ramble
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[Instrumental]
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Al Hirt – Oh, Didn't He Ramble
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[Instrumental]
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Jay Pierson – The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face
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[Verse 1] / The glory of the day was in her face / The beauty of the night was in her eyes / And over all her loveliness, the grace / Of morning blushing in the early skies / [
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Paul Robeson – Since You Went Away
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Seems like to me the stars don't shine so bright / Seems like to me the sun done lost it's light / Seems like to me the day's just twice as long / Seems like to me the bird's
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Harry Burleigh – Your lips are wine
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Your lips are wine, -- / O Heart's Desire / Give me the flame / Of their passion-kindling fire; / The world melts away / In the glow of your kiss / And leaves just you and me
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Shirley Pace – Lift Every Voice and Sing
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Lift every voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of Liberty / Let our rejoicing rise / High as the list’ning skies / Let it resound loud as the
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H. Leslie Adams – Since You Went Away
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Seems lak to me de stars don't shine so bright / Seems lak to me de sun done loss his light / Seems lak to me der's nothin' goin' right / Sence you went away / Seems lak to me de
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Harry Burleigh – Her eyes twin pools
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Her eyes, twin pools of mystic light / The blend of star-sheen and black night; / O'er which, to sound their glamouring haze / A man might bend, and vainly gaze / Her eyes, twin
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Beyoncé (Ft. Blue Ivy Carter) – Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing (Blue’s Version) [Homecoming Live]
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[Verse: Blue Ivy Carter & Beyoncé] / Let our rejoicing rise / (High as the listening) / High as the listening skies / (Let us march on) / Let us march on / ('Til victory) / 'Til
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Kim Weston – Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
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Lift every voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of liberty / Let our rejoicing rise / High as the listening skies / Let it resound loud as the
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Louis Armstrong – Oh, Didn’t He Ramble
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Didn't he ramble... he rambled / Rambled all around... in and out of town / Didn't he ramble...didn't he ramble / He rambled till the butcher cut him down / His feet was in the
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Jessie Montgomery – Banner
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[Instrumental]
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The Boys Choir of Harlem – Lift Every Voice and Sing
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Lift every voice and sing / Lift every voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of Liberty (lift every voice and sing a song) / Let our rejoicing rise
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Griot B – New Negro Movement
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Have you heard about the cool new Negro Music? / Hips shaking, pens moving and bass was a grooving / How about our jazz that lasted so long / So long you can hear it in all today’s
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Shooby Taylor, the Human Horn – Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing
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Shoo soo soo waah / Shwee daa / Shraa laa laa wee wheet doo saaw / Shraa laa laa haaw / Dweet dee blaa / Dweet dee saaw daa raaaw / Laa daa daa shree / Low kuu paa / Laa daa daa
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The Backyardigans – Those Bones
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[UNIQUA & TASHA] / Those bones, those bones, those old bones / Those bones, those bones, those old bones / Those bones, those flapo-saurus bones, we’re gonna find those bones / [
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Aloe Blacc (Ft. Ray Emmanuel) – I'm Gonna Sing (Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Lift every voice and sing / 'Til earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of Liberty / Let our rejoicing rise / High as the listening skies / Let it resound loud
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Beyoncé – Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing (Homecoming Live)
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Lift every voice and sing / 'Til earth and Heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of liberty / Let our rejoicing rise / High as the list'ning skies / Let us march on 'til victory is
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BeBe Winans – Lift Every Voice & Sing
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Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of liberty; / Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies / Let it resound loud as the
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Aretha1
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Middle School ELA Instructional Specialist
Enjoys African American literature
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Manhattan Harmony Four – National Negro Anthem (Lift Every Voice And Sing)
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[Verse 1] / Lift every voice and sing / Till earth and heaven ring / Ring with the harmonies of Liberty / Let our rejoicing rise / High as the listening skies / Let it resound loud
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Ricardo A Garza – The New Negro in the Harlem Renaissance
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The Harlem Renaissance (1917-1935) marked a pivotal era of cultural, social, and artistic expression for blacks. Blacks history at the time stemmed from the racial legacy of
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sternmantis
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sternmantis is keeping quiet for now
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Timothy Welbeck (Ft. Dozzy Daniel) – The Souls of Black Folk
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[Verse 1: Timothy Welbeck] / How does it feel to be a problem / How does it feel to be the least of these--beneath all of the begotten / To be down trodden, to feel you are
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