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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem

byImani Perry

May We Forever Stand is Imani Perry's historical account of a History of the Black National Anthem. The narrative identifies the people, decisions, and pressures that shaped the subject, then places those developments within the connected fields of history and music. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant. The approach makes a specialized subject understandable without stripping away its tensions or ambiguity.

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

296

ISBN

9781469666099