Comments on: Savagely Celebrating the Negro National Anthem

By: Awakening A’Lelia Walker

Awakening A’Lelia Walker — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:01:40 +0000

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By: Eryn-Ashlei Bailey

Eryn-Ashlei Bailey — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:14:45 +0000

Neia,

Thank you for commenting! Small world about James Weldon Johnson! So I presume that you think it’s still a necessary part of education and practice in the black community? P.S. I love Augusta Savage…

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By: Neia Mack

Neia Mack — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 02:33:49 +0000

The Black National Anthem was the anthem I sung in my elementary school. The owner of the school was the daughter of James Weldon Johnson and the niece of John Johnson, Mildred Johnson. We sung the song at every assembly, which was usually weekly, from the time we were in Pre-K until we would graduate from the school. We were taught to respect it’s words, and it definitely instilled a sense of “peace, solace, unity, and hope for the future” for us.

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