"Lift Every Voice and Sing," written in 1900, is rooted in American history. But its performance at the NFL Draft was not ...

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The song, written by James Weldon Johnson to honor Abraham Lincoln, has been performed at NFL events since 2020. A Milwaukee choir of diverse racial backgrounds performed the hymn at the draft.

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A Milwaukee-based choir, the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's 'National Hymn Choir', performed 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,' ahead of the draft in Green Bay Thursday night. The choral ...

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Members of the James Weldon Johnson Foundation's National Hymn Choir perform 'Lift Every Voice' ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft. Tom Pelissero discusses which quarterbacks could be drafted Day 3 of ...

NFL Draft kicked off in Green Bay with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Milwaukee’s National Hymn Choir.

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The James Weldon Johnson Foundation’s "National Hymn Choir" sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing." NFL fans waiting for the draft to begin took it all in before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell ...