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The March on Washington Showcased Sermons and Songs

The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom would be a showcase for sermon and song. The day's program packed, King only had a few minutes to deliver the speech of a lifetime. And, as always, Mahalia was there to lift him up.

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GOSPEL’s hour 2 traces the Golden Age of Gospel from the Lord’s music to the mainstream.
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