Mahalia Jackson

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civil rights activist gospel singer human

Mahalia Jackson was a legendary American gospel singer whose powerful voice and spiritual performances made her an influential figure in the civil rights movement.

Aliases (1)

Mahala Jackson ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights activist → gospel singer → human →
associatedWith	Martin Luther King Jr. →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording →
birthName	Mahala Jackson →
burialPlace	Providence Memorial Park, Metairie, Louisiana, United States →
causeOfDeath	heart failure →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1911-10-26 →
dateOfDeath	1972-01-27 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Jackson →
genre	Christian music → gospel music →
givenName	Mahala →
honor	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →
influenced	Aretha Franklin → Della Reese → Mavis Staples →
influencedBy	blues music → spirituals →
languageOfPerformance	English →
name	Mahalia Jackson →
nickname	Queen of Gospel →
notableEvent	sang at Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral in 1968 → sang at the 1963 March on Washington before Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech →
notableWork	How I Got Over → Move On Up a Little Higher → Take My Hand, Precious Lord → Trouble of the World →
occupation	civil rights activist → gospel singer → singer →
performedAt	1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →
performedSongAt	"I Been 'Buked and I Been Scorned" at the 1963 March on Washington →
placeOfBirth	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States →
recordLabel	Apollo Records → Columbia Records →
religion	Baptist Christianity →
residence	Chicago, Illinois, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
supportedMovement	American civil rights movement →
voiceType	contralto →
yearsActive	1920s–1971 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mahalia Jackson ("Mahala Jackson") →	birthName
Jackson →	hasNotableBearer
Chicago Black Renaissance →	hasNotableFigure
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →	hasParticipant
Bessie Smith →	influenced
Mahalia Jackson →	name
When the Saints Go Marching In →	notableRecordingBy