“They both were married to their partners, but sometimes God will just bring people in your life to help you through the next - and I think that’s what they were for each other,” she said. Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia artfully portrays Jackson and King’s closeness, something Brooks believed was rooted in their needing of each other to “survive.” Jackson even played a role in making King’s iconic “I Have A Dream” speech the powerful oration it became when she famously yelled out to him, “Tell ’em about the dream, Martin!” during the March on Washington in 1963. ![]() Some audiences might not know that in addition to being a successful recording artist who sold an estimated 22 million records throughout the span of her lifetime, Mahalia Jackson was also a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and was a close friend and confidant to Dr. ![]() So we took the proper time to do it right.” You can’t just walk in there blindly thinking you’re just going to do it. I’m grateful that we took that time before shooting … because she is the queen of gospel music. “So we went back into the studio and kept cooking until we found it. “I said, call your momma because she lived during when Mahalia was around and he called her and she listened and she said, ‘It ain’t got the gut yet,'” Brooks recalled. Read More: Danielle Brooks admits she felt ‘shame’ after not bouncing back from 60lbs of baby weightĪt one point, she even had Leon call his mother for feedback.
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