In honor of the last day of Black History Month, Currents News looks back on what has become widely known as the “Black National Anthem.”
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” is a hymn created during a crucial time in American history.
More than 100 years later, its notes still offer promise and hope to all who sing it, including the Diocese of Brooklyn’s Sister Thea Bowman Choir.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” along with hundreds of other Black hymns, can be found in the popular African American hymnal “Lead Me, Guide Me” in pews across the diocese.