This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and Gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Blac

"Horace Clarence Boyer ... served ... as general editor"--P. x.

The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story.

"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. .

"A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln's birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and I decided to write a song