Mahalia Jackson lived the gospel that she sang about, making her contralto voice heard during the civil rights movement. She served hearty meals of meat, potato salad, beans, and cornbread to the ...

If the Civil Rights Movement had a soundtrack, you would no doubt find Jackson's name and voice again and again. She sang at Selma, at the march on Washington and at Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.

In the middle of the 20th century, Mahalia Jackson fought racism and bigotry through the power of her sacred voice: A gift that allowed her to reign as the Queen of Gospel Music.

Jackson's life story will be told in an upcoming Lifetime TV movie as part of a new four-film deal the cable network has signed with journalist and Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, who ...