An exciting feature of the LaVilla Museum's permanent exhibit is Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing, an animatronics salute to LaVilla's native sons, James Weldon and John Rosamond Johnson. Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing captures the essence of time through projected images, music, dialogue, and theatrical lighting. The voices of Jacksonville native and traditionally renowned educator Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, singer/actor Harry Burney, and legendary actor Ossie Davis, resonate with purpose and history as you experience the brothers unfolding their story.
The voices of Jacksonville native and traditionally renowned educator Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, singer/actor Harry Burney, and legendary actor Ossie Davis, resonate with purpose and history as you experience the brothers unfolding their story.