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Sing a song : how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations

Title
Sing a song : how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations / by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Keith Mallett.
Author
Lyons, Kelly Starling
Publication
  • New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019]
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Mallett, Keith
  • Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.
  • Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
"Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"-this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family... In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has provided inspiration and solace for generations of Black families. Mothers and fathers passed it on to their children who sang it to their children and grandchildren. It has been sung during major moments of the Civil Rights Movement and at family gatherings and college graduations. Inspired by this song's enduring significance, Kelly Starling Lyons and Keith Mallett tell a story about the generations of families who gained hope and strength from the song's inspiring words." -- Provided by publisher
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Picture books for children.
  • Fiction.
  • Juvenile works.
  • Picture books.
  • Historical fiction.
Call Number
Sc+ F 19-413
ISBN
  • 9780525516095
  • 0525516093
LCCN
2019007422
OCLC
1089884180
Author
Lyons, Kelly Starling, author.
Title
Sing a song : how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations / by Kelly Starling Lyons ; illustrated by Keith Mallett.
Publisher
New York : Nancy Paulsen Books, [2019]
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Local Subject
Black author.
Added Author
Mallett, Keith, illustrator.
container of: Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938. Lift every voice and sing.
Schomburg Children's Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc+ F 19-413
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