The writer of this song entitled it "Lift Every Voice And Sing" because of the fact that he's telling all blacks to do the very same thing. Blacks were told to be quiet when they were slaves; they were ther

felt in the days when hope unborn had died;

I am very proud of my forefathers and how they stood up for what they knew was right. I know many other thirteen year olds would've claimed that life's easier now and don't want to remember slavery, not me. I will never forget how they managed to rise up with peace in mind while being struck down with hard vicious blows of the "bitter?chastening rod" (3.2).

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Approximate Word count = 2059
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)