Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Park

Written By Jill Jones

Recapturing Erased Memories, Celebrating Shared Future

Provided by: Jesse Ball duPont Fund

Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park is currently under construction in the historic LaVilla neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida. When completed, the Park will honor two of Jacksonville’s most famous residents, James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson. The Johnson brothers wrote “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” often called the Black National Anthem, at their home in the LaVilla neighborhood between 1900 and 1905.

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