Growing up, Sharpton said he learned self-identity through the anthem, which was written as a poem by James Weldon Johnson before his brother, J. “You got to see people other than us appreciating our song, our anthem. Al Sharpton, referring to protesters in Minneapolis in the aftermath of Floyd’s death. “I saw whites singing that song saying ‘No justice, no peace’ and ‘Black Lives Matter.’ It’s something I didn’t see early in my career or even 15 years ago,” recalled the Rev.
But one common thread at protests were people chanting the anthem‘s long-lasting message of faithfulness, freedom and equality. Introduce Lift Every Voice and Sing using a modern lens.Some marches were peaceful, while others turned violent. For more information about Augusta Savage’s sculpture and its connection to this piece of music, read the NPR article “Sculptor Augusta Savage Said Her Legacy Was The Work Of Her Students”.Sixteen feet high, made of painted plaster, Ikemoto says it was destroyed - smashed by clean-up bulldozers - at the end of the Fair.Five million visitors saw The Harp, and it became one of the Fair’s most photographed objects - you can see photos of it here.The singers, then, become instruments of God.“Then, the soundboard of the harp is formed by the hand of God.”.“The strings of the harp are formed by the folds of choir robes worn by 12 African American singers,” Ikemoto explains.Throughout the 1930s, Savage sculpted portrait busts of African American leaders, including NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson, who wrote the lyrics of the anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” When the 1939 New York World’s Fair commissioned Savage to make a sculpture, she produced a monumental work called Lift Every Voice and Sing. World’s Fair officials changed the name to The Harp.Introduce students to Augusta Savage’s sculpture “The Harp.” Were the composers happy or sad? Why did they feel this way? Lead a live discussion or use an online tool to discuss student reactions to the poem.“Lift Every Voice and Sing” performed by Anthony Hendricks I asked a local actor and a friend of mine, Anthony Hendricks, to read this poem for our students and used the questions that came in the Lift Every Voice and Sing Music Xpress lesson pack as a guide.Listen to the Poem “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”
Why would a specific population not feel represented by the current national anthem of the United States (The Star-Spangled Banner)?.Students watch and discuss using the following prompts We wouldn’t teach and perform Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart without due diligence, so we need to do our work here as well. Please consider reading Lift Every Voice and Sing: The Culture of a Song before teaching this Lesson to understand this project’s research and philosophy. It has led people through many dark times and the hard-history, while not necessarily needing in-depth teaching in the music room, needs to be explored and understood by the teacher giving the Lesson. It is not a novelty piece and indeed not a work to be taken lightly. This song holds a lot of meaning for generations of Americans, and we need to honor that. When programming and teaching seminal pieces of music such as “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” it is imperative that the teacher knows the piece’s history. This Lesson is part of a Larger Unit developed for the Iowa City Community School District, preparing the fifth and sixth-grade students to sing the choral arrangement of Lift Every Voice and Sing by Rollo Dilworth, published by Music Xpress.
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