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&#8220Whn we lift every voice, we forge a deep and enduring
connection to the past&#8212an carve a tunnel of hope to a
brighter future for us all.&#8221Oprah Winfrey &#8220Ths
book, above all else, is a reminder of where we have been and
the debt we owe to those who came before. These Americans
have not passed the torch, but are clasping it with us, urging
us to continue the work alongside them,&#8221Nikole
Hannah-JonesMore than 50 elders share their remarkable
experiences of being Black in America in a collection of
powerful photographs and interviewsFor so long, too many
stories that reveal what it means and feels like to be Black in
America have been overlooked outside Black communities.
After these long years of racial reckonings and nascent
awakenings, Lift Every Voice presents interviews with the
oldest generation of Black Americans about their lives, their
experiences, and the wisdom that can carry all of us to a better
future. The 54 fascinating individuals&#8212ciil rights activists,
hometown heroes, celebrities, and many

others&#8212inlude:&#8226Andre de Shields, an actor,
director, and choreographer who discusses the essential
values and lessons his parents taught him&#8226Clarice
Freeman,an educator and community leader in Houston,
Texas who speaks about how to live a long and fulfilling
life&#8226Fred Gray, a civil rights lawyer who represented
Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin, also featured in the book,
against disorderly conduct charges for their refusal to give up
their bus seats to white passengers&#8226Patti LaBelle a
singer/songwriter who shares her thoughts on aging and her
career as an internationally celebrated powerhouse
singer&#8226Faye Wattleton, a reproductive rights activist and
the first African American and youngest president of Planned
Parenthood who recounts her experience as a nurse and
midwife in the 1960sThe insightful interviews were conducted
by a brilliant team, many of whom are rising Black journalists
from historically Black colleges and universities, and the
portraits were shot by a talented group of next generation
Black photographers. Lift Every Voice is named after the
James Weldon Johnson poem and hymn &quotLifEvery Voice
and Sing,&quotwhich is often referred to as the &quotBlak
national anthem.&quotLif Every Voice is both a testament to
the strength of the elders&#8217stories and a triumphant
beginning for a new generation of Black journalists and
photographers.