As Americans commemorate Juneteenth each year, few songs are as closely intertwined with the holiday's themes of freedom, perseverance, and hope as "Lift Every Voice and Sing." Written in 1900 as a Lincoln birthday poem, performed first by 500 schoolchildren in Florida, and sung at Super Bowls
As Americans commemorate Juneteenth each year, few songs are as closely intertwined with the holiday's themes of freedom, perseverance, and hope as "Lift Every Voice and Sing."…