This protest march consisted of around 250,000 people participants. The march aimed to draw attention to the continued discrimination black Americans were facing. At the end of this march, Dr Martin Luther King Jr., stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his ‘I Have Dream Speech’
Mahalia Jackon performed 'How I Got Over' at the March on Washington in front of the 250,000 people.
How I got over? (How I got over)
How I got over? (How I got over)
You know my soul look back and wonder
How I made it over? (Oh yes)
How I got over? (How I got over)
How I made it over? (How I got over)
You know my soul look back and wonder
How I made it over? (Oh yes)
Ooh, soon as I can see Jesus (oh yes)
Man that died for me (oh yes)
Man that bled and suffered
Hung on Calvary (oh yes)
And I wanna thank God for how he taught me (oh yes)
Ooh, thank my God how he kept me (oh yes)
I'm gonna thank him 'cause He never left me (oh yes)
And I wanna thank Him for ol' time religion (oh yes)
I wanna thank God for giving me a vision (oh yes)
Oh, I'm gon' join the Heavenly choir (oh yes)
I'm gonna sing and never get tired (oh yes)
I'm gonna sing somewhere 'round the alter (oh yes)
I'm gonna shout all my troubles over
Lord, I got to thank you
Thank you for being so good to me
Had a mighty all time (how I got over)
You know my soul look back and wonder
How did I make it over? (Oh yes)
Tell me how I made it over, Lord? (How I got over)
Had to cry the midnight hour (how I got over)
You know my soul look back and wonder
How I made it over? (Oh yes)
Mmm
I'm gon' wear a di-garment (oh yes)
It's in the homeland of the soul (oh yes)
I'm gonna view the hosts in white (oh yes)
That been traveling day and night (oh yes)
Coming up from every nation (oh yes)
They hold their way to the great coronation (oh yes)
Coming from the north, south, east and west (oh yes)
They on their way to a land of rest (oh yes)
Lord, we gonna join the heavenly choir (oh yes)
We gon' sing, Lord, and never get tired (oh yes)
And then I'm gon' sing somewhere 'round your alter
I'm gonna shout all my troubles over
Lord, I gotta thank you
Thank you for being so good to me
Hmmm, I wanna thank you, this morning (thank you, thank you)
I wanna thank you, Lord, this morning (thank you, thank you)
You know all, all night long (thank you, thank you)
You kept your angels watching over me (thank you, thank you)
And you told your angels this morning (thank you, thank you)
You told your angels, Lord, this morning (thank you, thank you)
You said, "Touch her in my name" (thank you, thank you)
You said, "Touch her in my name" (thank you, thank you)
And I rose, I rose this morning (thank you, thank you)
Lord, I rose, I rose this morning (thank you, thank you)
With the blood, blood running warm (thank you, thank you)
All in my veins, oh Lord (thank you, thank you
Lord I feel, I feel like running (thank you, thank you)
I just feel, I feel like running (thank you, thank you)
Lord, you know I feel, feel like running (thank you, thank you)
Lord, Lord, I just feel, I feel like running (thank you, thank you)
Lord, I wanna thank you
Thank you, thank you for being
So, Lord, You been so good to me
About How I Got Over:
How I Got over was first made famous by Clara Ward, who according to her sister, wrote the song after being racially attacked by a group of white men. Her mother got them to leave by pretending to be possessed and shouting curses at them.
Grammy Award for Best Soul Gospel Performance by Mahalia Jackson, 1976
Ward's original version was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or artistically significant, 2018
