This presentation was made for students in Ms. AmyLC's ASL and African American History classes.

1. Lift Every Voice and Sing

2. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson Muisc by J. Rosamond Johnson

3. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
•These brothers were educators at the Stanton School, a segregated K – 12 school, in Florida.
•Famous civil rights leader Booker T. Washington visited the school on Lincoln's birthday, 1900.
•To commemorate Washington's visit, James Johnson wrote this poem.
•Later, J. Rosamond Johnson added the music.
•The NAACP adopted this song in 1920 as an anthem against racism and lynchings.

4. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
•These brothers were educators at the Stanton School, a segregated K – 12 school, in Florida.
•Famous civil rights leader Booker T. Washington visited the school on Lincoln's birthday, 1900.
•To commemorate Washington's visit, James Johnson wrote this poem.
•Later, J. Rosamond Johnson added the music.
•The NAACP adopted this song in 1920 as an anthem against racism and lynchings.

5. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
•These brothers were educators at the Stanton School, a segregated K – 12 school, in Florida.
•Famous civil rights leader Booker T. Washington visited the school on Lincoln's birthday, 1900.
•To commemorate Washington's visit, James Johnson wrote this poem.
•Later, J. Rosamond Johnson added the music.
•The NAACP adopted this song in 1920 as an anthem against racism and lynchings.

6. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
•These brothers were educators at the Stanton School, a segregated K – 12 school, in Florida.
•Famous civil rights leader Booker T. Washington visited the school on Lincoln's birthday, 1900.
•To commemorate Washington's visit, James Johnson wrote this poem.
•Later, J. Rosamond Johnson added the music.
•The NAACP adopted this song in 1920 as an anthem against racism and lynchings.

7. Lift Every Voice and Sing
Words by James Weldon Johnson Music by J. Rosamond Johnson
•These brothers were educators at the Stanton School, a segregated K – 12 school, in Florida.
•Famous civil rights leader Booker T. Washington visited the school on Lincoln's birthday, 1900.
•To commemorate Washington's visit, James Johnson wrote this poem.
•Later, J. Rosamond Johnson added the music.
•The NAACP adopted this song in 1920 as an anthem against racism and lynchings.

8. Lift Every Voice and Sing
1. Lift every voice and sing,
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
3. Ring with the harmonies of Liberty
4. Let our rejoicing rise
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

9. Lift Every Voice and Sing
1. Lift every voice and sing,
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
4. Let our rejoicing rise
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

10. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
4. Let our rejoicing rise
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

11. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
4. Let our rejoicing rise
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

12. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
4. Let our rejoicing rise
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

13. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

14. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

15. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing therising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

16. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same ocean
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing belief teach
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

17. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same ocean
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing belief teach
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
now bring
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

18. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same ocean
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing belief teach
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
now bring
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
sun-rise start
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

19. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same ocean
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing belief teach
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
now bring
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
sun-rise start
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
win
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

20. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same ocean
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing belief teach
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
now bring
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
sun-rise start
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
win
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

21. Lift Every Voice and Sing
v-at-throat
1. Lift every voice and sing,
to ring-bell
2. 'Til earth and heaven ring,
music
3. Ring with the harmonies ofLiberty
happiness
4. Let our rejoicing rise
same heaven
5. High as the listening skies,
ring same ocean
6. Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing belief teach
7. Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
now bring
8. Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
sun-rise start
9. Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
win
10. Let us march on 'til victory is won.

22. On artistic interpretation and translation of English to ASL:
1. Eliminate words not used in ASL
2. Check new words in an ASL dictionary and practice them.
3. Make needed changes from English word order to ASL word order.
4. Use poetic gestures (not conversational ones.)

23. On artistic interpretation and translation of English to ASL:
1. Eliminate words not used in ASL
2. Check new words in an ASL dictionary and practice them.
3. Make needed changes from English word order to ASL word order.
4. Use poetic gestures (not conversational ones.)

24. On artistic interpretation and translation of English to ASL:
1. Eliminate words not used in ASL
2. Check new words in an ASL dictionary and practice them.
3. Make needed changes from English word order to ASL word order.
4. Use poetic gestures (not conversational ones.)

25. On artistic interpretation and translation of English to ASL:
1. Eliminate words not used in ASL
2. Check new words in an ASL dictionary and practice them.
3. Make needed changes from English word order to ASL word order.
4. Use poetic gestures (not conversational ones.)

26. On artistic interpretation and translation of English to ASL:
1. Eliminate words not used in ASL
2. Check new words in an ASL dictionary and practice them.
3. Make needed changes from English word order to ASL word order.
4. Use poetic gestures (not conversational ones.)