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May We Forever Stand - Imani Perry

May We Forever Stand

A History of the Black National Anthem

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Buch | Softcover
296 Seiten
2021
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-6609-9 (ISBN)
CHF 34,80 inkl. MwSt
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.

Imani Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American studies at Princeton University.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture
Zusatzinfo 2 halftones
Verlagsort Chapel Hill
Sprache englisch
Maße 203 x 233 mm
Gewicht 333 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Musik Musiktheorie / Musiklehre
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-4696-6609-X / 146966609X
ISBN-13 978-1-4696-6609-9 / 9781469666099
Zustand Neuware
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