[mhking]

"Lift Every Voice And Sing" has been touted as an "unofficial" black "national anthem" for more than forty years now.

Usually, it gets trundled out and dusted off during black history month, and is sung at assemblies and church programs across the nation. After which it's put away until the next time a black nationalist needs to try legitimize his/her assemblage of a crowd.

The song is mostly church anthem, slightly rousing; it was adopted initially by the churches that were involved in the civil rights struggles of the 50s and 60s.

Personally, in terms of a "national" anything, the Hitchhikers' Guide would describe it as it describes Earth: "Mostly Harmless."

And, yes, I do know the words (at least to the first verse) -- and no, I don't consider it a "threat" or anything else for that matter. [shrug]

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[chance33_98]

The song is mostly church anthem

Egads, did you say church? Someone call the liberals, evil goodness is creeping into our schools. Seems the only ones who think their beliefs are worth preaching are those on the left. They don't get, or they do get it and they are just plain evil...

[cyborg]

It's too bad that songs like that are becoming out of style. Some people would like to forget that the church and christian faith saw black slaves through the hardest of times. Instead I meet people who hate such songs because it makes black people look weak. Sheesh.