On this day in 1900, 500 Black high schoolers in Florida, sang “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” which gained the nickname the 'egro National Anthem.'
On this day in 1900 by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today February 12, 2024 Feb. 12, 1900 Andra Day, who portrayed jazz singer Billie Holiday, performed the Negro National Anthem at Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. Five hundred Black students at a Jacksonville, Florida, school sang a new song, “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” Their principal, James Weldon Johnson, had written the words, and his brother had finished the tune in time to honor Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
The lyrics continue to resonate today: “We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered, out from the gloomy past, ’til now we stand at last where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.” The song continues to be recorded by top celebrities, including Beyoncé, and is now being played at NFL games, alongside the National Anthem.This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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