How I Got Over

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"How I Got Over" is a renowned gospel song popularized by Mahalia Jackson that became an anthem of hope and resilience during the American civil rights era.

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How I Got Over canonical 17
How I Got Over (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gospel song
song
associatedCommunity African-American community
associatedEmotion consolation
inspiration
joy
associatedGenreMovement Golden age of gospel music
associatedWithPerson Martin Luther King Jr.
composer Clara Ward
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance iconic song of the U.S. civil rights era
symbol of spiritual endurance for African Americans
genre gospel
hasInfluenceOn civil rights protest music
modern contemporary gospel
hasMusicalStyle call-and-response
traditional gospel arrangement
influenced subsequent gospel and soul music
language English
lyricist Clara Ward
movementAssociatedWith American civil rights movement
notablePerformance Mahalia Jackson performance at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
notablePerformer Mahalia Jackson
performanceContext church services
civil rights rallies
concerts
performedAtEvent March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
surface form: 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
performedBy Clara Ward
surface form: Clara Ward and the Ward Singers

Mahalia Jackson
popularizedBy Mahalia Jackson
recognizedAs classic of American gospel music
recordedBy Aretha Franklin
Clara Ward
Mahalia Jackson
The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Caravans
religiousSubtradition African-American gospel
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectMatter testimony of overcoming hardship through faith
theme faith
hope
resilience
usedAs anthem of hope during the American civil rights era
song of encouragement in African-American churches
vocalStyle powerful lead vocal with choir response
writer Clara Ward

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Mahalia Jackson notableWork How I Got Over
How I Got Over hasPart How I Got Over
this entity surface form: How I Got Over (song)
Nicole Boxer notableWork How I Got Over
Rick Friedrich notableWork How I Got Over
Rick Friedrich workedOn How I Got Over
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Walk Alone isCriticallyAcclaimedWorkOn How I Got Over
Walk Alone isSongFromAlbum How I Got Over
Now or Never partOf How I Got Over
Now or Never followedBy How I Got Over
The Day partOf How I Got Over
Right On album How I Got Over
Right On partOf How I Got Over
Right On isCriticallyAcclaimedWorkOn How I Got Over
Tunnel Vision album How I Got Over
Tunnel Vision partOf How I Got Over
Jon Smeltz notableWork How I Got Over
Jon Smeltz workedOn How I Got Over