Lift Every Voice and Sing
/lɪft ˌevri vɔɪs ən ˈsɪŋ/
/lɪft ˌevri vɔɪs ən ˈsɪŋ/
- a popular song that is often called the 'African-American National Anthem'. It was written in 1900 for Lincoln's Birthday celebrations by James Weldon Johnson, a writer who was the first African American to be leader of the NAACP (1916-30), with music by his brother J Rosamond Johnson. The song begins:
提升声音并唱歌：这是一首流行歌曲，通常被称为“非裔美国人国歌”。它是由詹姆斯·韦尔登·约翰逊（James Weldon Johnson）于1900年为庆祝林肯诞辰而写的，约翰逊是首位成为NAACP领导人（1916-30）的非洲裔美国人，并由他的兄弟J罗莎蒙德·约翰逊（J Rosamond Johnson）演唱。歌曲开始：