Read the section "Song Was Composed In 1899.”
Which selection from this section supports the conclusion that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” became popular quickly?
A
"Lift Every Voice and Sing" was composed as a poem in 1899. Novelist, poet and civil rights leader James Weldon Johnson wrote it.
B
Weldon Johnson's students were the first to perform the song. It was part of a celebration of Lincoln's birthday in 1900.
C
People kept singing the song, Johnson said. "Within 20 years it was being sung over the South and in some other parts of the country," he said.
D
The song became known as the "Negro national anthem." "Negro" is a dated term used to describe a person of Black African descent.
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