“Rep. James Clyburn Proposes To Make 'Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing' The National Hymn”
NPR reported, January 22, 2021 - For more than 100 years "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" has been known as the Black national anthem. Rep. James Clyburn says it's time for it to be honored as the national hymn, and on Jan. 13, he filed a bill to try to make that official.
Rep. James Clyburn has filed a bill in Congress that would make "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing" the U.S. national hymn. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)
