Teachers, save “Sing a Song - Black History Month” to assign it to your class.

Do you have a song that you really love? How about a song that is important to you or your family? Lift Every Voice and Sing – often called “The Black National Anthem” – was written as a poem by NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) and then set to music by his brother John Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) in 1899 Click and follow the link to listen to the book about this song. Come back to Seesaw and tell us what you noticed. Do you have a special song you would like to tell us about?