Person 3 Open DS/UK/3219 Jackson; Mahalia (26 October 1911-27 January 1972); American gospel singer and civil rights activist Jackson Mahalia 26 October 1911-27 January 1972 American gospel singer and civil rights activist Female Halie Jackson https://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx?1p1kjN1b2sHO New Orleans, Louisiana, United States (born)

American Musician; Singer Activist; Civil Rights Black Daughter of Charity Clark (maid and a laundress) and John A Jackson Sr (dockworker, later Baptist minister) Wife of Isaac Lanes Grey Hockenhull Heterosexual Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer. Possessing a contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". She became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist. She was described by entertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States". She recorded about 30 albums during her career, and her 45 rpm records included a dozen "golds"—million-sellers. "I sing God's music because it makes me feel free", Jackson once said about her choice of gospel, adding, "It gives me hope. With the blues, when you finish, you still have the blues." Awards, Honours and Legacy: In December 2008, she was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. Activism and Views: Jackson played an important role during the civil rights movement. In 1956, she met Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King, Jr., at the National Baptist Convention. A few months later, King and Abernathy contacted her about coming to Montgomery, to sing at a rally to raise money for the bus boycott. They also hoped she would inspire the people who were getting discouraged with the boycott. Despite death threats, Jackson agreed to sing. Her concert was on 6 December 1956. By then, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in Browder v. Gayle that bus segregation was unconstitutional. In Montgomery, the ruling was not yet put into effect, so the bus boycott continued. When she returned to the Abernathy's home, it had been bombed. King and Abernathy continued to protest segregation. In 1957, they founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). The first major event sponsored by the SCLC was the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom in Washington, D.C. From this point forward, Jackson appeared often with King, singing before his speeches and for SCLC fundraisers. Jackson said that she hoped her music could "break down some of the hate and fear that divide the white and black people in this country".She also contributed financially to the movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahalia_Jackson (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 11/23/2012 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 1e6fb800-ee8f-4d8d-89be-f76515871682