Review: Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations

Sing a Song: How Lift Every Voice and Sing Inspired Generations by Kelly Starling Lyons
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

It's rare that a picture book gives me goosebumps, but this one did.
Surely this will receive some Coretta Scott King award love?!?

I didn't know the history behind "Lift Every Voice and Sing," but I loved how its history is told through the eyes of one African-American family who started singing it in Florida and how each generation learned the song and sang it at important events and times of American history, ending at the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2016 with President Obama.

Good stuff. Perfect purchase for all grade schools and public libraries. And don't just read it in February, people. Sure, it can be read at Lincoln's birthday, but MLK Jr was born in January and was killed in April. The museum opened in September. And this is a perfect read anytime a discussion about social justice is needed with the kiddos.

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