The Young Patriots Series introduces Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel

Mahalia Jackson achieved fame and success by bringing her beloved gospel music to the forefront of the American music scene. 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, "Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion," as kids ages 8-12 follow Haley" Jacksons childhood adventures.

(PRWEB) August 23, 2003 -- Martin Luther King said of her, A voice like this comes, not once in a century, but once in a millennium." She stood at Reverend Kings side and sang at the March on Washington in 1963. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

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 her public persona 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, "Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion", by Montrew Dunham and issued by Patria Press, Inc. (ISBN 1-882859-38-1 hrd, -39-1 ppr) as kids ages 8-12 follow Haley" Jacksons childhood adventures. Whether hunting alligators, riding the sugar cane train, or adjusting to life with her Aunt Duke after her mother died, Mahalia showed at an early age the determination and persistence that made her the world-famous singer she became. Lively illustrations draw the young reader into Jacksons early 20th century world.

Also available in the Young Patriots Series:
Volume 1, Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer by Jane Moore Howe,
Volume 2, William Henry Harrison, Young Tippecanoe by Howard Peckham;
Volume 3, Lew Wallace, Boy Writer, by Martha Schaaf featuring the author of Ben-Hur. ,
Volume 4, Juliette Low, Girl Scout Founder, by Helen Boyd Higgins,
Volume 5, James Whitcomb Riley, Young Poet, by Minnie Mitchell and Montrew Dunham.,
Volume 6, Eddie Rickenbacker, Boy Pilot and Racer by Kathryn Cleven Sisson