For the past couple of years, we’ve brought you a series we call Loud as the Rolling Sea, which features the stories of African American elders and that series has had a musical theme, from the first verse of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson s "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is one of the most significant hymns in American history. Read more about the genesis of the song and download sheet music published in 1900 and 1921.