when people think the song “lift every voice” is the “black national anthem” even though it’s not.
But I do wonder if these same people imagine black people, from 1 to 99 years old, raising their fist in the air when it’s sang in church 😂
bijouxbroussard · F
Well, some of us used to refer to it as such, back in the day. It was written in the early 20th century when everything else was segregated. It was also sung during the days of the Civil Rights movement.
And I do remember singing it with college classmates. Nobody’s fist was raised, as I recall. There was just a sense of unity, since "The Star Spangled Banner" alas, was written by a slaveowning lawyer.
And I do remember singing it with college classmates. Nobody’s fist was raised, as I recall. There was just a sense of unity, since "The Star Spangled Banner" alas, was written by a slaveowning lawyer.
Puppycat23 · F
@bijouxbroussard
It’s why I like the song. It’s a beautiful hymn that anyone can relate to. I doubt that those who see the song as a threat because it’s “racist” or “divisive” have never taken the time to read the lyrics and research the meaning behind the song.
There was just a sense of unity
It’s why I like the song. It’s a beautiful hymn that anyone can relate to. I doubt that those who see the song as a threat because it’s “racist” or “divisive” have never taken the time to read the lyrics and research the meaning behind the song.
bijouxbroussard · F
@Puppycat23 Indeed, those who see the song as "racist" or "divisive" know nothing at all about the history of black people in the United States and need to educate themselves before even making such a judgment.
Puppycat23 · F
@NativePortlander1970 My point being, the song being called the black national anthem is a figure of speech and people who take it literally as being this black national anthem are ignorant.
@Puppycat23 Care to elaborate past your egregious blatant racism then?
Puppycat23 · F
@NativePortlander1970 I don’t know what you think is racist. But if you think the song lift every voice is racist, then you don’t know what racism is. If you think I’m racist because I said people who take the song literally as being the black national anthem are ignorant, then you don’t know what racism is.