"Mahalia Jackson was known as the queen of gospel music. A close friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s, she was also a civil rights activist who sang at the March on Washington. And she traveled the world, too!" -- Book Jacket.

Growing up by the riverside -- Aunt Duke's World -- A new home -- Spreading gospel music -- Mahalia's mission -- The voice of a nation -- "Troubles of the world" -- Going home.