Reported By Cristina Laila | Published January 12, 2021 Read more at https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/dem-whip-james-clyburn-propose-making-black-national-anthem-official-us-national-hymn-bring-country-together/ House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) said he will propose to make the “Black National Anthem” the official US hymn in an effort to “bring the country together.” “To make it a national hymn, I think, would be an act of bringing the country…
Democrat and House Majority Whip James Clyburn. | Flickr/James Clyburn
House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., has advocated for “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” commonly known as “the black national anthem,” to become the official hymn of the United States.
Clyburn said Tuesday that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” should become the national hymn as “an act of healing” for a divided country and for all Americans who “can identify with that song.”
“To make it a national hymn, I think, would be an act of bringing the country together. It would say to people, ‘You aren’t singing a separate national anthem, you are singing the country’s national hymn,’” Clyburn told USA Today.
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