Profile: Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson the only woman to take the podium during the March on Washington From: NPR Tavis Smiley | Date: August 28, 2003| Author: TONY COX | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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08-28-2003

Profile: Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson the only woman to take the podium during the March on Washington

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Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was the only woman to take the podium during the March on Washington. At the request of Dr. King, she sang the old spiritual "I've Been 'Buked and I've Been Scorned." Sherry Dupree is the archivist for the Gospel Music Hall of ...

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