Dionysios Solomos was a Greek poet from Zante. He is best known for having written the Imnos eis tin Eleftherían ("Hymn to ...

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Established in 2017, this date was chosen to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Dionysius Solomos, the renowned Greek poet who wrote the national anthem, Hymn to Liberty. Reflecting on ...

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Ledisi, who is a Grammy Award-winning singer cum songwriter, delivered her rendition of Lift Every Voice and Sing at the Super Bowl today, sparking a frenzy on social media.

James Weldon Johnson referred to the work as a "National Hymn," but his work spread and ... captured the solemn yet hopeful appeal for the liberty of Black Americans," according to the NAACP ...

Credit: Stamps-gr The first important turning point in the Greek works of Solomos was the ‘Hymn to Liberty’ that was completed in May 1823- a poem inspired by the Greek Revolution of 1821. 1833 ...

By Christine WeertsSpecial to the Selma Times JournalThis year marks the 125th anniversary of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ...