Dear friends:

There is a booklet entitled "Songs for the March on Washington, August 28, 1963" in two university collections in the US. It's credited to Josephine Schwarz and includes the songs listed below. My questions, for anyone who was at the march, or knows someone that might be able to help:

1)      What was the purpose of the book? Was it distributed widely to attendees, or more selectively to leaders, or ??
2)      Is there any record of what songs were actually sung on the march and at the Lincoln Memorial? I don't mean by a few participants, of course, but rather those sung with thousands of folks joining in.
3)      Does anyone know if "The Drinking Gourd" was sung that day?

Thanks in advance for any help,

Joel Bresler
joel.br@verizon.net

SONGS
We shall overcome
Ain't gonna let nobody turn me 'round
Yankee Doodle wanted learning
We shall not be moved
Which side are you on?
Bull Connor's jail
Keep your eyes on the prize...
Halleluhah [sic] I'm travellin
I'm on my way
We shall walk through the valley
The hammer song
We are moving on to victory...
Swing low sweet chariot
Woke up this morning with my mind on freedom
This land is your land (Woody Guthrie)
Blowin in the wind (Bob Dylan)
Oh Mary, don't you weep
The drinking gourd
Freedom
Many thousands gone
Passing through.