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Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer. Although her career was mainly centered around being a gospel singer, she was also known as a civil rights activist.
Jackson was born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana to her father and mother Charity Clark. She moved to Chicago, Illinois when she was twenty years old. She married Isaac Hockenhull in 1936 and later married Sigmond Galloway in 1964.
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