print email comment close Lift Every Voice: Music in American Life URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/music/ Description: An exploration of the history of the ballads, hymns, spirituals, patriotic odes, minstrel and musical works, and protest songs of the United States. "Virginiana" features audio clips of songs from each musical style explored. The exhibition’s title is taken from a hymn composed by African-American brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson in the 1800s that has come to be an anthem for Black Americans. From the University of Virginia Library. Publisher: The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia Library of Congress Subject Headings: Popular music -- United States Songs -- United States LII Database Information: Record 14591 created by Dana Lubow on 10/20/2001 Last modification on 11/11/2004 Published: 10/20/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/14591