For more than a century, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has held a powerful place in American history. The hymn is known as the ... rod" immediately conjures images of the brutal whippings ...

But the power and importance of symbols are the reasons I believe designating "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as America’s national hymn would ... to nearly every ethnic background in America.

LOS ANGELES — The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has resurrected a ...

The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has resurrected a beacon of hope ...

Clyburn, the House majority whip, plans to introduce a measure as early as this week that would make “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the Black national anthem, the national hymn and give ...

The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has resurrected a beacon of hope ...