Hearing: Examining the History and Importance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties (Committee on the Judiciary)

Friday, February 4, 2022 (9:00 AM)

Zoom Video RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable James E. Clyburn
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Added 02/03/2022 at 05:30 PM
  • Clyburn Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 10:36 AM

Panel two

Mr. Leon W. Russell
Chair, National Board of Directors, NAACP

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  • Russell Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Russell Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Russell Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Dr. Dwandalyn R. Reece
Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, National Museum of African American History & Culture Smithsonian Institution

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  • Reece Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Reece Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Reece Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Dr. Naomi Andre
Professor, Arts and Ideas in the Humanities Program, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Women's Studies, University of Michigan

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  • Andre Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Andre Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Andre Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Mr. Clarence Henderson
President, Frederick Douglass Foundation of North Carolina

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  • Henderson Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Henderson Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Henderson Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Dr. Shana L. Redmond
Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University

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  • Redmond Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Redmond Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Redmond Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Mr. Lloyd Washington
President, Durkeeville Historical Society Museum

Added 02/03/2022 at 05:30 PM
  • Washington Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Washington Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Washington Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Ms. Melanie Edwards
Office of Government and Community Affairs, Columbia University

Added 02/03/2022 at 05:30 PM
  • Edwards Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:53 AM
  • Edwards Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM
  • Edwards Bio [PDF] Added 02/04/2022 at 07:27 AM

Hearing Record

  • Witness List [PDF] Added 02/03/2022 at 05:30 PM

First Published: January 28, 2022 at 09:00 AM
Last Updated: February 4, 2022 at 10:36 AM


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