Mahalia Jackson sings "How I Got Over" on August 28, 1963 at a march in Washington, D.C. Later at that march, as Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke, Jackson shouted from the crowd, “Tell them about the dream, Martin!” prompting his most famous speech: | Legacy Recordings

What’s your favorite Mahalia Jackson song? • For today’s #BlackHistoryWithTunde we honor the Queen of Gospel, Mahalia Jackson. She’s widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. • Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer and civil rights activist. She was born in New Orleans on October 26, 1911, and grew up singing in her local church choir. But she could SING sing. By the time she was 12 years old, her voice was hitting the back wall. • Mahalia Jackson was m