Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion
By Montrew Dunham/Harold Underdown |
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| | Martin Luther King said of Mahalia Jackson, "A voice like this comes, not once in a century, but once in a millennium." She stood at Reverend King's side and sang at the March on Washington in 1963, and she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Mahalia Jackson achieved fame and success by bringing her beloved gospel music to the forefront of the American music scene. She sang for presidents, battled prejudice and poverty in her personal life and devoted her public life to the Civil Rights movement. But what was she like as a child growing up on the levees of New Orleans, La.? Find out in Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion (Patria Press, 2003) by Montrew Dunham (Volume 7 in the Young Patriots Series), as kids ages 8-12 follow "Haley" Jackson's childhood adventures. Whether hunting alligators, riding the sugar cane train or adjusting to life with her Aunt Duke after her mother died, Mahalia showed at an early age the determination and persistence that made her the world-famous singer she became. Lively illustrations draw the young reader into Jackson's early 20th-century world. |
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