<Tr> <Td> US Billboard Hot 100 </Td> <Td> 66 </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> During the 1976 Miss America pageant, emcee Bert Parks performed a memorable rendition of the song . </Li> <Li> The song was covered in 1977 by Billy Paul, substituting a list of notable African - American figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Armstrong in lieu of the people named in the original . This version reached No. 26 on the UK charts . </Li> </Ul> <Li> During the 1976 Miss America pageant, emcee Bert Parks performed a memorable rendition of the song . </Li> <Li> The song was covered in 1977 by Billy Paul, substituting a list of notable African - American figures such as Malcolm X and Louis Armstrong in lieu of the people named in the original . This version reached No. 26 on the UK charts . </Li>

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