James Weldon Johnson wrote Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing in 1900 for Abraham Lincoln's birthday, and it is now the Black National Anthem
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The Independent
Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem
Local 10 WPLG
Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem
Times Union
Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem seen
Winnipeg Free Press
Written originally for Lincoln, ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing’ now revered as Black National Anthem
WRAL
Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem seen
Times Colonist
Written originally for Lincoln, 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' now revered as Black National Anthem