'Lift Every Voice and Sing' hymn ignites hope across nation

In this June 19, 2020, photo, people attend a peaceful rally in Chicago to mark Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates the day in 1865 that enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

FILE - In this June 15, 2020 file photo, people march down the street towards the Georgia state Capitol to protest against the mistreatment of black people and to press for policy change, in Atlanta. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was created more than a century ago. But the hymn dubbed as the Black national anthem has resurrected a beacon of hope during recent nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

In this June 19, 2020, photo, singers perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing," dubbed as the Black national anthem, in Lincoln, Neb., during a Juneteenth rally. Juneteenth is the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

FILE - In the June 19, 2020 file photo, Imani Abdul sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles. The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has been resurrected as a beacon of hope for all races during nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - In this June 26, 2016, file photo, Beyonce performs "Freedom" at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. When Beyonce performed at Coachella in 2018 her high-energy set included the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the Black national anthem. The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has been resurrected as a beacon of hope for all races during nationwide protests. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this April 18, 2020 file photo Harlem resident who goes by the name New World Warrior, center, plays "Lift Every Voice And Sing" on his trumpet at one of multiple stops along 125th Street, blaring the song repeatedly as people walk on by, in New York. The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has been resurrected as a beacon of hope for all races during nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2009 file photo, the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery gives the benediction at the end of the swearing-in ceremony for President Barak Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Lowery began his benediction reciting the third verse of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," known as the Black national anthem. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" has been resurrected as a beacon of hope for all races during nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)