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    Release Year
    2021
    ISBN
    9781469666099
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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    University of North Carolina Press
    ISBN-10
    146966609X
    ISBN-13
    9781469666099
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    16050089533

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    May We Forever Stand : a History of the Black National Anthem
    Number of Pages
    296 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    History & Criticism, United States / 20th Century, Ethnomusicology, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
    Publication Year
    2021
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Music, Social Science, History
    Author
    Imani Perry
    Book Series
    The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture Ser.
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.7 in
    Item Weight
    11.7 Oz
    Item Length
    9.2 in
    Item Width
    8 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2017-037709
    Reviews
    Perry has masterfully researched and written an accessible and captivating cultural history of a transformative and uplifting song adorned with lyrics that have encouraged black people while mirroring their evolution over the past hundred years.-- Journal of African American History, Perry has masterfully researched and written an accessible and captivating cultural history of a transformative and uplifting song adorned with lyrics that have encouraged black people while mirroring their evolution over the past hundred years."-- Journal of African American History, Through extensive research and eloquent writing, Perry. . . expertly sifts through the layers of black civic, social and cultural history that are inextricably linked to 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.'-- San Francisco Chronicle, Perry provides exegesis and exhortation in explaining how a song captured a culture, and in turn became a cultural captive held fast by emotional ties of a diverse people; hers is a work for adolescents and academics, indeed for any readers interested in at least glimpsing a sense of a pulsing, resilient black consciousness. Highly recommended. -- Library Journal , starred review, Perry provides exegesis and exhortation in explaining how a song captured a culture, and in turn became a cultural captive held fast by emotional ties of a diverse people; hers is a work for adolescents and academics, indeed for any readers interested in at least glimpsing a sense of a pulsing, resilient black consciousness. Highly recommended.-- Library Journal , starred review, Imani Perry has done a great service to the field of African American history in tracking this often-cited song through hundreds of black organizations, plays, and works of literature during the twentieth century. In the process, she has made clear that, at least during the age of segregation, a black nation was made in part through singing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.'"-- Journal of Southern History, "Perry has masterfully researched and written an accessible and captivating cultural history of a transformative and uplifting song adorned with lyrics that have encouraged black people while mirroring their evolution over the past hundred years."-- Journal of African American History, "As a concise look at twentieth-century black activism through the lens of one composition, the book works exceedingly well. . . . Perry's book is a timely reminder of histories forgotten and voices unremembered."-- Journal of American History, " May We Forever Stand is meticulously researched and innovative in its engagement of aspects of Black culture once seen as too disparate to interrogate in one setting. A signpost for future directions in historical studies of Black life, Perry provides a valuable methodological framework for historicizing the imagination."-- Journal of North Carolina Association of Historians, Imani Perry has done a great service to the field of African American history in tracking this often-cited song through hundreds of black organizations, plays, and works of literature during the twentieth century. In the process, she has made clear that, at least during the age of segregation, a black nation was made in part through singing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.'-- Journal of Southern History, Through extensive research and eloquent writing, Perry. . . expertly sifts through the layers of black civic, social and cultural history that are inextricably linked to 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.' -- San Francisco Chronicle, "Imani Perry has done a great service to the field of African American history in tracking this often-cited song through hundreds of black organizations, plays, and works of literature during the twentieth century. In the process, she has made clear that, at least during the age of segregation, a black nation was made in part through singing 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.'"-- Journal of Southern History, May We Forever Stand is meticulously researched and innovative in its engagement of aspects of Black culture once seen as too disparate to interrogate in one setting. A signpost for future directions in historical studies of Black life, Perry provides a valuable methodological framework for historicizing the imagination.-- Journal of North Carolina Association of Historians, "Perry provides exegesis and exhortation in explaining how a song captured a culture, and in turn became a cultural captive held fast by emotional ties of a diverse people; hers is a work for adolescents and academics, indeed for any readers interested in at least glimpsing a sense of a pulsing, resilient black consciousness. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal , starred review, May We Forever Stand is meticulously researched and innovative in its engagement of aspects of Black culture once seen as too disparate to interrogate in one setting. A signpost for future directions in historical studies of Black life, Perry provides a valuable methodological framework for historicizing the imagination."-- Journal of North Carolina Association of Historians, "Through extensive research and eloquent writing, Perry. . . expertly sifts through the layers of black civic, social and cultural history that are inextricably linked to 'Lift Every Voice and Sing.'" -- San Francisco Chronicle, As a concise look at twentieth-century black activism through the lens of one composition, the book works exceedingly well. . . . Perry's book is a timely reminder of histories forgotten and voices unremembered.-- Journal of American History, As a concise look at twentieth-century black activism through the lens of one composition, the book works exceedingly well. . . . Perry's book is a timely reminder of histories forgotten and voices unremembered."-- Journal of American History
    Dewey Edition
    23
    Dewey Decimal
    782.2508996073
    Synopsis
    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., 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., 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.
    LC Classification Number
    ML3561.L54P37 2021

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