https://aapo.wordpress.com/2006/05/02/a-black-republican-wrote-the-naacps-national-anthem/
A BLACK REPUBLICAN WROTE THE NAACP’S NATIONAL ANTHEM
Source: National Black Republicans.com
NAACP’S NATIONAL ANTHEM James Weldon Johnson (1871 – 1938)
Every time the NAACP sings its national anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing, it honors a black Republican, James Weldon Johnson. This inspirational song, which was also adopted in the 1940’s by millions of black Americans as the Negro National Anthem, was written in 1900 by Johnson in collaboration with his talented musician brother, John Rosamond Johnson, to commemorate President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
The NAACP itself was founded on President Lincoln’s 100th birthday, February 12, 1909, by white Republicans who opposed the racist practices of the Democratic Party and the lynching of blacks by Democrats.
Well said. Let’s not get caught in the trap of letting the democrats maneuver us into rejecting our history and our accomplishments.