Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her | dG1fY2tXLXliaWZTdGs
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:10 >> Mahalia, you are the woman with the golden voice.
00:23 >> Really?
00:24 >> I mean, big time.
00:26 [MUSIC]
00:31 >> It is an honor to meet you in person.
00:33 >> The pleasure's all mine, Dr. King.
00:35 [MUSIC]
00:45 >> There was an offer for you to perform in Las Vegas.
00:50 >> Tell them I declined.
00:52 >> Your ministry is to spread the good news.
00:56 >> To sinners, not to drunks.
00:57 [MUSIC]
00:59 >> This is my calling.
01:00 This is what I do.
01:02 God's work.
01:03 [MUSIC]
01:08 >> She just like her mama.
01:09 She had dreams about being a dancer.
01:11 >> You the one who killed Charity's dream?
01:13 >> Don't nobody wanna see no nigga dancing for us on stage.
01:16 [MUSIC]
01:20 >> I want all monies up front before I perform on stage.
01:22 >> Yes, ma'am.
01:24 >> It's my belief that you could play a significant role in our life as a movement.
01:29 [MUSIC]
01:30 >> Coloreds ain't allowed to enter through the front door.
01:32 >> You mean they can pay all this money to hear me sing?
01:34 As long as I hide in the kitchen when I'm through?
01:36 [MUSIC]
01:37 >> The walls of injustice have imprisoned our people for generations.
01:41 I'm tired of sitting back and sitting still.
01:43 [MUSIC]
01:46 >> I'm the glue that holds this family together.
01:48 >> And I'm the man who loves you, woman.
01:50 [MUSIC]
01:51 >> I didn't come too far to be pushed this far back.
01:53 [MUSIC]
02:03 >> They'll remember me.
02:04 (laughing)