Mahalia Jackson Quotes
The Lord doesn't like us to be dead. Be alive. Sometimes I dance to the glory of the Lord, because He said so.
Goreau, Laurraine. Just Mahalia, Baby. Word Books, 1975, p. 260.
Madison was a deist, but was firm that religion was to be an individual matter and not an area in which the state ought be involced.
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S. During a time when racial segregation was pervasive in American society, she met considerable and unexpected success in a recording career, selling an estimated 22 million records and performing in front of integrated and secular audiences in concert halls around the world.