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Originally Posted by Prpcmom
Thanks for sharing the words of the song. I hadn’t seen them before. I don’t see anything objectionable in the song itself.
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I agree. I think the issue is not the song itself, but the reference to it as the "Black National Anthem". The song has a great message, imho, and a great song for church. The problem with having a black national anthem is that it is,imo, divisive in the sense that it's label suggests it is only for black people and non-inclusive towards others. Seeing it that way is not what we in this country should be working toward.
I wonder who coined the term "black national anthem", and who thought it a good thing to give this song that label?
We, as a country, should continually strive to be inclusive and fair to one and all. Personally, I have never liked the term "African-American". To me, it doesn't sound like a complement, it sounds separatist. I prefer "American", good old all inclusive "American". The only time I feel any hyphenated term is acceptable, is when one refers to their land of origin or if they hold dual citizenship.
Just wonder about what would happen at, for example, the Olympics. Would they play both anthems? Would black athletes march in separately from the rest of the US athletes? Can you see that would be and is counter to the goal of being a nation where all are included and treated fairly and equally?
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