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Who is Mahalia Jackson and what is she know for?

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Who is Mahalia Jackson and what is she know for?

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Mahalia Jackson is an American gospel singer known as the " Queen of Gospel" Her voice became the soundtrack of the civil rights movements.

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She is connected to the Harlem Renaissance by celebrating African American culture and being the voice of civil rights and her music was about racial pride & cultural expression.

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Mahalias influence is still really strong today due to her partake in the civil rights movements and her music, people still listen to her music now and give her credit for it.

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we chose Mahalia Jackson because she was a famous and important gospel singer in the 1940s-50s who left a impact and people and still does to this day due to her involvement in the civil rights movements

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the song "Summertime / Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" this song is one of her top hits and is still played by people today

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Mahalia Jackson - Summertime / Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (Official Audio)

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this article explains more of mahalias life and who she was it helps us to understand more of what she did and her role that she took in the civil rights movement, it also shows us how important her music was and some of her life before and after the gospel music

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Mahalia Jackson - Songs, Death & Civil Rights

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20th-century recording artist Mahalia Jackson, known as the Queen of Gospel, is revered as one of the greatest musical figures in U.S. history.