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Written by James Weldon Johnson and set
to music by his brother, Rosamond, "Lift Every
Voice and Sing" wa&known for decades as the
Negro National Anthem. It was first performed
on January 12, 1900 by 500 school children at
a celebration for Abraham Lincoln's birthday.
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