Thank u for mentioning that. I used to participate in the Black History Month shows and as part of the choir we used to sing this beautiful hymn every year.

I think all those marching for Black Lives Matter should be singing this!

We used to sing this arrangement in high school too. My favorite.

The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem that captured the story and the aspirations of black Americans. Since the song's creation, it has been adopted by the NAACP and performed by countless artists in times of both crisis and celebration, cementing its place in African American life up through the present day. In this rich, poignant, and readable work, Imani Perry tells the story of the Black National Anthem as it traveled from South to North, from civil rights to black power, and from countless family reunions to Carnegie Hall and the Oval Office. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Perry uses "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as a window on the powerful ways African Americans have used music and culture to organize, mourn, challenge, and celebrate for more than a century.uncpress.org/book/9781469638607/may-we-forever-stand/

I completely agree. As a 54 year old white guy in Texas, I remember studying the Civil Rights era and reading about Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington and George W Carver and being excited that society had come so far in so little time (or so I thought as a dumb kid). I would hope that educating children would do the trick but I'm pretty sure that its equally or maybe more important that kids learn morals, compassion and common courtesy at home also. With all the hateful, ignorant acting people in this country right now, makes you wonder what they were taught or heard at home growing up...

Awesome Cary. You are now enlightened. Now its your duty and honor to share with those who did not know that such an anthem exist. Further, for those that think that blacks do not love these United States...Read the lyrics of the last line of this Anthem...which states: True to Our God, True to Our Native Land.

Heck there are Black people who don't know about it. Don't feel bad

Better late than never, Cary.

Dorothy Denkins is this his arrangement? It is by far my favorite.

it is

dang to much whrintg dood hate you

only problem; this song procedes him by years. This was written around 1900.

This was written by James Weldon Johnson (Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity), and J. Rosamond Johnson. Bebe Winans had nothing to do with the creation of this outstanding Anthem. He merely performed it brilliantly

Mr. Carter arranged the way the choir sings the lyrics such as the harmonies, pace, dynamics, notes and rests...

It certainly should be!

@@jeffwarschauer I consider it to be. And I'm an old white man!

Dr. Roland Carter was Professor of Choral Music at Hampton Institutes producing amazing choirs then. The Aeolians are indeed the best university choir in the world. They earned that title in 2019,it is the passion that the choir brings out of you that you don’t want exposed. That is what an excellence choir does, whether it is a church group like those different talented ensembles at Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Alexandria or the Queen of soul , Aretha Franklin, or any other performance that will leave you wondering why is this sooooo good. I love the Aeolians, even in their practice of Take it to the Lord in prayer where they are not giving any instructions, they make you stop doing what you were doing and listen...that’s what great music does for me and it sounds like you have had some rich experiences with them too.

Dr. Roland and Dr. Nathan not related. Dr. Nathan was the brother of the late Rev. Dr. Harold A. Carter, Sr., pastor of New Shiloh Baptist Church, Bmore.

Unless your wife is asian...wtf@!