May we forever stand : a history of the black national anthem / Imani Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, Imani, 1972- author.

Series:

John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johnson, J. Rosamond (John Rosamond), 1873-1954. Lift every voice and sing.

Johnson, J. Rosamond.

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans.

African Americans--Music.

Anthems--United States--History and criticism.

Anthems.

African Americans--History.

History.

Lift every voice and sing (Johnson, J. Rosamond).

United States.

Genre:

Electronic books.

National anthems.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 280 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

History of the black national anthem

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem that captured the story and the aspirations of black Americans. Since the song's creation, it has been adopted by the NAACP and performed by countless artists in times of both crisis and celebration, cementing its place in African American life up through the present day. In this rich, poignant, and readable work, Imani Perry tells the story of the Black National Anthem as it traveled from South to North, from civil rights to black power, and from countless family reunions to Carnegie Hall and the Oval Office. Drawing on a wide array of sources, Perry uses "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as a window on the powerful ways African Americans have used music and culture to organize, mourn, challenge, and celebrate for more than a century."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

I'll make me a world: black formalism at the nadir

The sound and fury of a renaissance: art and activism in the early twentieth century

School bell song: "Lift every voice and sing" in the lives of children in the segregated South

The bell tolls for thee: war, Americana, and the anthem

Shall we overcome? music and the movement

All power, all poetry, to the people: from "Negro" to "black" national anthem

A piece of the rock: post-civil rights losses, gains, and remnants.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-247) and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 6, 2018).

ISBN:

9781469638614

1469638614

9781469638621

1469638622

OCLC:

1021882241

Publisher Number:

10.5149/9781469638621_perry

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.