Forever Standing
Way behind because of personal matters, I wanted to post this last month. These remarks, made when the book first appeared, still ring true for me. Review May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem is a thoroughly engrossing read. Imani Perry’s exploration of the origin, evolution, and resonance of this fabled song by James Weldon Johnson and Rosamond Johnson contributes mightily to our understanding of Black cultural and political development from the early