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CBC Showcase: Women's History Month and National Poetry Month
Meet the woman who rose from poverty to become the "Queen of Gospel" and civil rights advocate in Volume 7 of the Young Patriots Series.
by Montrew Dunham, illustrated by Cathy Morrison
Martin Luther King said of her, "A voice like this comes, not once in a century, but once in a millennium." She stood by Reverend King's side at the podium during the March on Washington.
Mahalia Jackson achieved fame and success by bringing her beloved gospel music to the forefront of the American music scene. She sang for presidents, battled prejudice and poverty in her personal life and devoted herself to the Civil Rights movement. But what was her life like as a child growing up on the levees of New Orleans?
Find out in Volume 7 of the Young Patriots Series.
Ages 8-12
ISBN: 1-882859-38-3 (hardbound) / 1-882859-39-1 (paperback)
Price: $14.95 hardbound, $9.95 paperback
Publisher: The Young Patriots Series/Patria Press
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