Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
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Mahalia Jackson (b. Oct. 26, 1911, New Orleans, LA–d. Jan. 27, 1972, Evergreen Park, IL) was one of the most well-known gospel singers of the 20th century. She began singing in church and when she moved to Chicago at age 16 she continued that. In fact, she refused to sing secular music. In 1947 Jackson signed with the Apollo record label and recorded many hits. She was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall in 1950. She also performed gospel at the Newport Jazz Festival and sang at John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball in 1961
Jackson was also a key member of the Civil Rights movement and is known for singing at the March on Washington in August of 1963.
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| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Beal, Elliott von Joseph. Papers 1932-1985. | Tulane University, Amistad Research Center | |
| referencedIn | C. L. Franklin Papers, 1957-1991, 1963-1984 | Bentley Historical Library | |
| referencedIn | Don Sturkey Photographic Materials, 1951-2007, (bulk 1951-1989) | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Duke Ellington recordings collection | Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library, Harvard College Library | |
| referencedIn | FOLK SINGERS IN AMERICA MAHALIA JACKSON | National Archives at College Park | |
| referencedIn | Green, Walter R., 1917-1992. Walter R. Green papers, 1941-1984 | Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library | |
| referencedIn | Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 | Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives | |
| referencedIn | Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. Lorraine Hansberry papers, 1947-1988. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. Printed material, 1932-1967 and undated. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library |
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| referencedIn | Untitled; poster featuring Louis Armstrong, Dizzie Gillespie, Mahalia Jackson, Count Bassie and others. | National Archives at College Park |
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| associatedWith | Abernathy, Ralph, 1926-1990 |
| associatedWith | American Museum of Vaudeville |
| associatedWith | Apollo Records |
| associatedWith | Beal, Elliott von Joseph. |
| associatedWith | Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) |
| associatedWith | Columbia Records, Inc. |
| associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- |
| associatedWith | Dodge, Joseph Jeffers |
| associatedWith | Franklin, C. L. (Clarence LaVaughn), 1915-1984 |
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Birth 1911-10-26
Death 1972-01-27
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Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
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