Her storytelling cadence makes rewarding use of repetition, emphasizing the generational replication and adding a lyrical lilt to the prose. Lyons deftly weaves the song into the family’s everyday life while also using that quotidian existence to emblematize historical experiences. Lyons makes that impact the focus of this narrative. “There are plenty of picture-book editions illustrating James Weldon Johnson’s text of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ but the song’s historical impact is often relegated to an afterword. A beautiful celebration of a song that continues to give life to African Americans.”-Kirkus Reviews Mallett’s artwork charmingly illumines the faces of the singers in the book, revealing their passion and often joy in singing what’s become cherished as the African American national anthem. “Lyons writes with rhythmic warmth, weaving the lyrics into her story. keep on keeping on.’ A heartfelt history of a historic anthem.” All the while, each generation passes the lyrics along, and a final page urges readers to ‘keep singing. Bold colors lend emotion to scenes of hope and adversity. Vibrant, realistic illustrations and painstaking facial detail. “Lyons delivers the history of a song that has inspired generations of African-Americans to persist and resist in the face of racism and systemic oppression. Dovetailing nicely with the books that introduce the song itself, this moving picture book celebrates it as a ‘symbol of faith, brilliance, resistance, and resilience.’” With clarity and warmth, the illustrations sensitively capture the changing characters, emotions, and eras as time passes. “Tracing the history of Black Americans since 1900 through five generations of one family, this creative book also connects events and cultural shifts with particular lines in the song, underscoring their relevance during certain times. Inspired by this song’s enduring significance, Kelly Starling Lyons and Keith Mallett tell a story about the generations of families who gained hope and strength from the song’s inspiring words. It has been sung during major moments of the Civil Rights Movement and at family gatherings and college graduations. Mothers and fathers passed it on to their children who sang it to their children and grandchildren. From that moment on, the song has provided inspiration and solace for generations of Black families. In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us. Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing”–this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family. Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations Watch what “Life Every Voice and Sing” means to educators, librarians, children’s book creators, and others. Teach your students and patrons the history and meaning behind the Black National Anthem with a read aloud from Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations and author Kelly Starling Lyons’ suggested activities. On February 12, 2020, the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” turns 120 years old.
SING A SONG: HOW “LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING” INSPIRED GENERATIONS: Activitiesīest Users:School Librarians, Public Librarians, Educators, Community Groups, Faith Groups
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