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The NFL plans to play the Black national anthem before Week 1 games. Hear the anthem here.

Madison.com | July 4, 2020

Related Topics: National Football League, Lift Every Voice and Sing, The Star-Spangled Banner, Abraham Lincoln, James Weldon Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Texans, Super Bowl, Jacksonville

Fireworks are set off during the National Anthem prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts on January 12, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri. The NFL plans to have the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" -- known as the Black national anthem -- performed live or played before every game in Week 1 of the NFL season.

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Kansas City Chiefs' Damien Williams (26), Patrick Mahomes (15), and Anthony Sherman (42) stand during the national anthem before the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Feb.

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