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onpatrol98

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Sat Feb 4, 2012, 10:34 PM Feb 2012

Lift Every Voice And Sing [Video]

Great song! How many faces do you recognize? Did your parents, school, church, etc. make you learn the words? If yes, do you still remember them? I attended an HBCU and we would sing this song faithfully. I still remember it and our school alma mater pretty well. Although, I get kind of "iffy" in the middle.





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Lift Every Voice And Sing [Video] (Original Post) onpatrol98 Feb 2012 OP
Lift Every Voice And Sing [Video] JoJoO Feb 2012 #1
Child, the "Negro National Anthem" was taught at school before the pledge of allegiance! Number23 Feb 2012 #2
I was not aware of the song as a youth NOLALady Feb 2012 #3

Number23

(24,544 posts)
2. Child, the "Negro National Anthem" was taught at school before the pledge of allegiance!
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 12:59 AM
Feb 2012

We sang that song at every assembly at my all black high school. Man, this brings back some SERIOUS memories.

I referenced it in a Black History post on DU2. http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7657026

NOLALady

(4,003 posts)
3. I was not aware of the song as a youth
Sun Feb 5, 2012, 02:23 PM
Feb 2012

even though I took an active part in the '60s movement. I am embarrassed to say that I have never known all the words. Unfortunately, we did not learn it in school nor Church.

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