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Mahalia Jackson : the voice of gospel and civil rights
- Title
- Mahalia Jackson : the voice of gospel and civil rights / Barbara Kramer.
- Author
- Kramer, Barbara.
- Publication
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2003.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Description
- 128 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- A biography of the renowned gospel singer who hoped that her art would further the cause of civil rights for African Americans.
- Series Statement
- African-American biographies
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes discography (p. 118), bibliographical references (p. 125) and index.
- Contents
- "I been 'buked and I been scorned" -- A small girl with a big voice -- A new start -- A "fish-and-bread" singer -- "Move on up a little higher" -- A turning point -- Civil rights, television, and the movies -- Traveling to the Holy Land -- Love and loss -- A star that continues to shine.
- Call Number
- Sc E 06-945
- ISBN
- 0766021157 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2002014310
- OCLC
- 50643643
- Author
- Kramer, Barbara.
- Title
- Mahalia Jackson : the voice of gospel and civil rights / Barbara Kramer.
- Imprint
- Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow, c2003.
- Series
- African-American biographies
- Bibliography
- Includes discography (p. 118), bibliographical references (p. 125) and index.
- Added Author
- Schomburg Children's Collection.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 06-945