Portrait of Mahalia Jackson.

ID: 5197 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2004663078/. ~ Creator: Carl Van Vechten, photographer. ~ Date: 1962.

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Mahalia Jackson

By Jenidza Rivera & Tulane University Students

Mahalia Jackson, also known as the Queen of Gospel, was born and raised in New Orleans. In 1995, the performing arts center located in Louis Armstrong Park was name in her honor.