Sort of the frenzied pace, but it was beautiful. I learned so much in i was nurtd by all of the generations of people who came before me and helped me understand the world. Youve written a biography of the song. May we forever stand is the name of the book. James johnson and john rosa monde they are the author and composer. They were brothers born in jacksonville florida. Renaissance men and of course back in the day they were called race man. People who thought every achievement they had as being in the service of the race. He became the first secretary general of the naacp. Really extraordinary. One of the signature accomplishments was the accomplishment of the song. They were firstgeneration freemen. Born in the 1870s . Yes, they were of that generation that emerged from slavery with these hopes and dreams and aspirations that were so quickly dashed with the end of reconstruction. What was extraordinary is that the song caught on like wildfire. It was the most immediately embraced a
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