Mahalia Jackson Shouted At Dr. King And It Forever Changed History
ILOSM fam’ here’s an interesting fun fact about Dr. King, as we celebrate his January 15 birthday. We all know that Mahalia Jackson sang the spirituals at King’s March On Washington in 1963, but we may not have known that if it wasn’t for the late gospel icon, we would not have Dr. Martin Luther King’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech. Let us explain…
Mahalia and Dr. King were so tight, that Mahalia knew how to push his buttons and tell him what others would be afraid to. That familiarity of their friendship came in handy during King’s delivery of his infamous “I Have A Dream” speech, as 250,000+ people stood in the crowd cheering him on and many more watched live on TV.
