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Mahalia Jackson: Freedom's Voice (Very Important People series)
Denise Lewis Patrick
Illustrator: Jennifer Bricking
Ages: 9+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Harper/Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0-06-297809-7
Keywords: gospel music, civil rights activist, Jim Crow, March of Washington
The awe-inspiring life of the queen of gospel music included forming a friendship with Martin Luther King Jr. and singing at the March on Washington. Two-color illustrations with timeline.