In 1962, singer and activist Joan Baez invited Dr. Martin Luther King and his wife to dinner. Dr. King telephoned Baez to accept and spoke with her secretary. "Please tell Ms. Baez we shall come over," Dr. King said. But the secretary erroneously scribbled, "Please tell Ms. Baez we shall overcome," and the rest is history.
CARBOLIC FLASHBACK: ANTHEM FOR CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT RESULTED FROM ERROR IN TRANSCRIPTION
In 1962, singer and activist Joan Baez invited Dr. Martin Luther King and his wife to dinner. Dr. King telephoned Baez to accept and spoke with her secretary. "Please tell Ms. Baez we shall come over," Dr. King said. But the secretary erroneously scribbled, "Please tell Ms. Baez we shall overcome," and the rest is history.
