Aug 28, 1963 Mahalia Jackson Dr. Kings Dream

August 28, 1963 As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. neared the end of his speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a Gospel Singer by the name of Mahalia Jackson shouted to him to Tell them about the dream, Martin He paused and improvised the remainder of his speech, including the line famous phrase, I have a , BlackHistory, CivilRights, MLK, IhaveaDream, SCSGBoots MUSIC: There Is a Balm in Gilead Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises There Is a Balm in Gilead Mahalia Jackson Live in Europe 1962 2015 Smith Co. Released on: 20150501 Music Publisher: Public Domain Autogenerated by YouTube.