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19 Jun

How this iconic Yiddish song became an anthem for Black Americans

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Popularized in the 1920s, the mournful 'Eli, Eli' is an expression of faith in trying circumstances -- and has been embraced by musicians like Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton

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