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Miss Jackson,
I want to thank you
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for agreeing to do
this interview today.
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Oh, thank you.
It's an honor to be here.
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Ja. This interview gives
your fans around the world
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the opportunity to look
into the window
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of what it's like to be...
Mahalia Jackson.
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[chuckles] Well, I'm honored
to be here,
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and I'm ready to start,
Mr. Hardwick.
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Yes, okay. [clears throat]
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As you traveled on the road,
did you ever face racism,
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even though you are
a celebrity?
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Oh, yes, Lord.
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Racism, it don't matter
about being famous.
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Racism don't have no status.
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Hate is just hate.
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[crowd cheering]
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Thank you.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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What?
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[choir singing bluesy chorus]
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[Mahalia joins in,
choir clapping]
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[Mahalia] "Colored entrance."
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Excuse me, sir, why am I coming
through the back entrance?
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Coloreds ain't allowed to enter
through the front door, they
must enter through the kitchen.
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Sir, how do I sing
and not be seen?
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[sighs] Simple.
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Stop complaining
and do your job.
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So, you don't wanna see
my black skin walk
through the front door,
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and I can sing all I want
as long as I stay in the back?
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Miss Jackson,
these are the rules,
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and if you cannot abide by them,
I'm gonna have to ask you
to leave.
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All them people are out there
to hear me.
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You mean they can pay
all this money to hear me sing,
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as long as I hide
in the kitchen when I'm through?
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Miss Jackson,
I don't make the rules,
I'm just following the law.
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I know the law.
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But not every venue enforces it.
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Well, we follow
the law in Georgia.
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Then the law will be my voice.
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And even the people that don't
wanna see me will hear me.
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They'll remember me.
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[reporter] Several
armed police officers
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shot gas directly
at protestors
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gathered peacefully
outside a restaurant.
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Police are now
moving in with large dogs.
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America, is this who we are?
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Miss Jackson, you speak
fondly of your mother.
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Yes, Charity.
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Yes. Can you tell us how
your close relationship
with your mother
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has influenced your music?
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Oh, my mother influenced
my music greatly.
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All of the goodness
in my music is from her.
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I try to put the same love
in my music
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that she poured into me.
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[insects chirruping]
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this I know
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tells me so
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but He is strong
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Sing, baby!
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Jesus loves me
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Baby girl!
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Wow.
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Oh, baby girl.
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You ain't got the voice
of just an angel,
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you got the voice
of 10,000 of 'em.
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Oh, my!
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Oh!
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Oh.
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Mm.
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I'm always with you.
You know I love you, right?
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Right.
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[Dixieland jazz playing]
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[Mahalia] My mother
meant the world to me.
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Don't y'all go lead Halie
down no wrong roads.
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I heard her singing
in the garden this morning.
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That child's marked for God.
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Charity, leave us alone.
There ain't nothin' wrong
with having a little fun
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every now and then, and you used
to know what that felt like.
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Well, that was before
I had two mouths to feed
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and before I was
working around the clock
washing clothes for white folk.
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-[laughing]
-[jazz continues]
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Boy! Stop running
through the house.
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Whoo!
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Oh, Charity baby,
please sit down.
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You been running all day.
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[Charity] Not now, maybe later.
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I got too much work to do.
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Sis, John's right,
you look exhausted.
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No, I gotta get ready
for work.
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That's all I seem
to do these days.
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You act like you ain't got
nothin' else to look forward to.
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You got a life, and can't
no one take that from you.
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You know, we get married,
just like white folk do.
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We have babies like 'em,
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we even have dreams like 'em.
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But the one thing we can't do
is have a life like 'em.
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Sis, look at Halie's face.
Is that what you want her
to believe?
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Of course not.
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Ain't nothin' more I want
than for my babies to dream.
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I used to have dreams too.
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But then life woke me back up.
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Cleanin' houses all day
for white folk.
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I sit there wishin' and hopin'
that one day
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my babies can live
in a house like this.
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Remember when we was younger,
you wanted to be a ballerina?
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-I do remember that.
-[sister laughs]
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Imagine me just dancing
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on stage.
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Ahh!
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In a theater
for white folks only.
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[giggles] I can see it now.
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Me getting a standing ovation,
and those people whispering,
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"Look at that black girl dance!"
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[laughs]
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[sighs]
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Nah.
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My dreams are passed,
but my baby's...
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I believe God's gonna open
heaven and Earth for her.
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Now that's... what I'm
gonna preach on Sunday.
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God's gonna move
heaven and Earth.
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Yeah. Well, I guess I wrote
your sermon for you, Pastor.
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-Well, I imagine you did.
-[Charity laughs]
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All right, y'all, come on.
Let's go eat
before it gets cold.
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[gasps] Oh!
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Oh, Charity?
Charity, are you all right?
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-Mama?
-I'm okay, baby.
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I'm just tired.
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-I'm just tired.
-[John] Okay.
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Listen, fix those babies
some plates
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while I go upstairs
and lay down for a spell.
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-All right.
-All right, now, you heard
what your mama said.
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And don't try to charm me
with them pretty eyes of yours.
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Halie?
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Wanna say a blessing?
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-Sure.
-All right, then.
All right, then.
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Dear God, thank you for the food
we are about to eat,
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in Jesus' name we pray, amen.
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[all] Amen.
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Amen, amen.
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All right.
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Charity, now... [laughs]
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I know you're tired,
but, uh, I promise,
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this here, best greens
your sister ever made.
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Charity?
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Charity?
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Charity!
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Charity!
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[gasps]
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Hold on!
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Oh, she ain't got not pulse!
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-[John] What do you mean
she ain't got no pulse?
-Wait.
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-She's gone!
-[John, sobbing]
She's just sleeping.
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She's gone, John.
She done left us!
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[sobbing]
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-Mama!
-Mom!
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She's gone.
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[sobbing]
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Mommy!
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[whispered conversation]
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[John] You know
how much I love you. Hmm?
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And I know how much
you loved your mama.
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She was the glue that
held this family together.
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But her heart stopped.
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And now she's gone, and, uh...
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well, things gonna be
much harder for us.
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You remember
your Aunt Duke, hmm?
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Aunt Duke is your namesake.
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Her first name is Mahala.
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Hmm?
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Say hey to her now.
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Hi.
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Hello, little lady.
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Young man.
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Now, you and your brother
are gonna stay with Aunt Duke
for a while.
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-Daddy, no!
-Just till I get
settled, that's all.
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But, Daddy, I don't wanna go.
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No, Daddy, I wanna
stay with you!
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[John] Oh, now, now, listen,
I want you to stay with me too,
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but work being as hard as it is,
I can't take care of you
the way I want to.
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How come we can't stay
with Aunt Hannah or Aunt Bell?
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Well, they got their own lives,
and, uh, ain't kids
to take care of.
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Now, look. Now, I'll be back.
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I'll come and get you,
I promise. Okay?
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Come on, come on. Come on.
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Come on, now!
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Don't make this no harder
on your daddy.
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[Mahalia] When Mama died,
Daddy died with her.
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There was no light in his eyes.
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It's like he stopped
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and let go of everything,
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including Roosevelt and me.
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But after she passed, I went
to live with my Aunt Duke.
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Can you talk about that
a little bit?
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Certain moments
can shift your life.
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Especially when you're raised
by a cold heart.
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[rooster crows]
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[playful music playing]
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[door clatters open]
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Close the door behind you.
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You raised in a barn?
Where you think you're livin'?
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Now, listen here, you two.
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Your mommy's dead.
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Ain't no point in you thinkin'
I'm gonna let you sulk about it.
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And don't think I'm gonna
be easy on you because
you're a little girl.
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Is that what you're thinkin'?
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Is that
what you're thinkin'?
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Speak up, girl.
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I said is that
what you're thinkin'?
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-You're scaring her!
-Boy!
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-Was I talking to you?
-No, ma'am.
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Speak up.
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Yes, ma'am.
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Now, I know y'all
are feeling blue.
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But we ain't got no time
to feel sorry for ourselves.
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Now, go on upstairs
and get cleaned up for supper.
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We gotta get
an early start tomorrow.
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-Got a lot of work to do.
-What kind of work we gotta do?
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What you mean
what kind of work, boy?
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Colored folk work!
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The kind of work
every colored folk got to do
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to take care of their own.
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I miss my mama.
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Child, we got choices
to make in life.
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The white man gets
the best ones,
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and us colored folk,
we gets what's left.
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Now, get on upstairs
and get washed up for supper.
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[somber music playing]
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[Dixieland jazz playing]
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[bystanders] Whoa!
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[Mahalia laughing]
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[woman] Hey, Miss Duke!
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[music fades]
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So...
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how is it going
in the big city?
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I've been well.
I can't complain.
262
00:20:24,582 --> 00:20:27,120
I got a good job
in the front office
of a new doctor in town.
263
00:20:27,153 --> 00:20:29,658
Mm, mm-mm. Is that so?
264
00:20:29,692 --> 00:20:30,794
Mm-hmm.
265
00:20:30,827 --> 00:20:33,298
Things are different
in Chicago for coloreds.
266
00:20:33,332 --> 00:20:35,436
Ain't having to shuck and jive
and bend myself
267
00:20:35,469 --> 00:20:37,875
a million different ways
to please no white folk.
268
00:20:37,908 --> 00:20:40,079
[Duke] Mm-mm. [chuckles]
269
00:20:40,112 --> 00:20:42,718
Gotta stop kiddin' yourself.
270
00:20:42,751 --> 00:20:45,724
White folks ain't never
gonna take to coloreds.
271
00:20:45,757 --> 00:20:48,095
That ain't true, Duke.
272
00:20:48,128 --> 00:20:50,634
Things there ain't like
how they are here.
273
00:20:50,667 --> 00:20:52,805
Chicago's magical,
274
00:20:52,838 --> 00:20:55,977
from the people
to the energy and the music.
275
00:20:56,011 --> 00:20:58,215
They embrace us.
276
00:20:58,248 --> 00:21:00,954
Child, you sound foolish.
277
00:21:00,987 --> 00:21:03,258
So if you feel
that way about it,
278
00:21:03,292 --> 00:21:05,062
why you here?
279
00:21:05,095 --> 00:21:07,634
Well...
280
00:21:07,668 --> 00:21:09,972
[sighs] ...Roosevelt's
gone off on his own now,
281
00:21:10,005 --> 00:21:12,076
so... I think it's time
282
00:21:12,110 --> 00:21:15,282
Halie come stay
with me for a while.
283
00:21:18,823 --> 00:21:20,861
[scoffs, laughs]
284
00:21:20,894 --> 00:21:23,633
And what makes you think
you can take care of her?
285
00:21:23,666 --> 00:21:26,071
[Hannah]
Well, I got the time, Duke.
286
00:21:26,104 --> 00:21:28,375
I promised John I'd help
look after her,
287
00:21:28,408 --> 00:21:30,346
and I wanna do my part
and help shape her.
288
00:21:30,379 --> 00:21:33,452
Aunt Hannah, I'd like
to go with you, please take me.
289
00:21:33,485 --> 00:21:37,293
[bangs table]
You go when I say you go.
290
00:21:41,569 --> 00:21:43,840
You know how you sound
talking to her like that?
291
00:21:43,873 --> 00:21:47,113
-What's she done to you
to deserve it?
-I'll tell you what she's done.
292
00:21:47,146 --> 00:21:50,319
She's just like her mama.
293
00:21:50,352 --> 00:21:53,258
I had to put my life on hold.
294
00:21:53,292 --> 00:21:55,530
I was just a child, a baby.
295
00:21:55,564 --> 00:21:57,601
So I had to watch her
every single day
296
00:21:57,634 --> 00:22:00,172
so mama and daddy
could go to work...
297
00:22:00,206 --> 00:22:02,310
while her mama
had these wild dreams
298
00:22:02,343 --> 00:22:04,849
about being a dancer.
299
00:22:04,882 --> 00:22:06,519
[scoffs]
300
00:22:06,552 --> 00:22:08,556
So you're the one
who killed Charity's dreams?
301
00:22:08,590 --> 00:22:10,392
[Duke]
I did what I had to do.
302
00:22:10,426 --> 00:22:12,898
And what did you tell her?
303
00:22:12,931 --> 00:22:14,400
I told her the truth!
304
00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:17,975
Don't nobody wanna see no nigger
dancing across no stage.
305
00:22:18,008 --> 00:22:21,649
How could ya?
How could you kill
her dreams like that?
306
00:22:21,682 --> 00:22:24,454
I loved her enough
to tell her the truth.
307
00:22:24,487 --> 00:22:27,628
-And what's your truth?
-That pain...
308
00:22:27,661 --> 00:22:30,567
is all we will ever know.
309
00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:33,540
Well, I won't let you do
to Mahalia what you did
to my sister.
310
00:22:33,573 --> 00:22:35,376
I'm taking her with me.
311
00:22:40,854 --> 00:22:42,524
Over my dead body.
312
00:22:42,558 --> 00:22:45,029
It'll take a thousand men
to stop me.
313
00:22:45,062 --> 00:22:47,534
I will not let her dreams die.
314
00:22:53,478 --> 00:22:55,049
All right, go.
315
00:22:56,652 --> 00:22:58,590
But you can leave the city...
316
00:22:58,623 --> 00:23:04,702
but you will always take
this black skin with you.
317
00:23:04,735 --> 00:23:08,041
[Mahalia] Aunt Duke had fire
in her eyes that night.
318
00:23:08,075 --> 00:23:12,551
But the only thing
I could see was freedom.
319
00:23:12,584 --> 00:23:15,089
[upbeat show music playing]
320
00:23:32,557 --> 00:23:37,801
Mm-hmm. That same look
I had when I saw the city
for the first time.
321
00:23:37,834 --> 00:23:41,074
Same look your mother used
to have when we was kids.
322
00:23:41,107 --> 00:23:42,978
I'd always heard about Chicago,
323
00:23:43,011 --> 00:23:45,115
but I never imagined
it'd be so alive.
324
00:23:45,149 --> 00:23:48,355
No. All the coming and going
almost don't seem real.
325
00:23:48,388 --> 00:23:51,494
There's one thing for sure,
you ain't in New Orleans
no more, child.
326
00:23:51,529 --> 00:23:53,231
[Mahalia] No, ma'am.
327
00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:56,104
It's definitely not New Orleans.
328
00:24:03,519 --> 00:24:05,155
Are these real?
329
00:24:06,458 --> 00:24:08,395
No, they ain't real, child.
330
00:24:08,428 --> 00:24:11,736
If they were, they'd be dead.
You see I ain't been here
to water them.
331
00:24:11,769 --> 00:24:13,506
Then why you like 'em, then?
332
00:24:13,539 --> 00:24:14,875
[sighs] Well...
333
00:24:14,908 --> 00:24:16,846
'cause they remind me
of home in New Orleans,
334
00:24:16,879 --> 00:24:19,150
or at least
what I wish home would be.
335
00:24:19,183 --> 00:24:22,557
What do you wish?
336
00:24:22,591 --> 00:24:25,764
When folks see a rose,
they don't care that it's red.
337
00:24:25,797 --> 00:24:28,368
In fact, they embrace it.
338
00:24:28,402 --> 00:24:32,476
They see all the beauty
in the life that it has.
339
00:24:32,511 --> 00:24:34,682
I wish that's how
white folk would see us.
340
00:24:34,715 --> 00:24:36,351
[laughs]
341
00:24:36,384 --> 00:24:37,821
[sighs] Well...
342
00:24:37,854 --> 00:24:40,794
it ain't much, but it's mine.
343
00:24:40,827 --> 00:24:42,931
So I hope you learn to like it.
344
00:24:42,964 --> 00:24:44,233
I like it already.
345
00:24:44,267 --> 00:24:47,473
Well, come on.
We ain't got much time.
346
00:24:47,507 --> 00:24:49,143
Time for what?
347
00:24:49,177 --> 00:24:50,714
Time for church, child.
348
00:24:50,747 --> 00:24:53,385
I hope you ain't thinking
you got out of serving the Lord
349
00:24:53,418 --> 00:24:54,822
'cause you ain't in New Orleans,
350
00:24:54,855 --> 00:24:56,792
'cause Chicago's
all about Jesus.
351
00:24:56,826 --> 00:24:59,565
-Yes, ma'am.
-And you might wanna
think about,
352
00:24:59,598 --> 00:25:01,702
you know, signing up
for the church choir.
353
00:25:01,736 --> 00:25:02,871
Really?
354
00:25:02,904 --> 00:25:05,610
Yes, really.
You got a voice, young lady,
355
00:25:05,643 --> 00:25:08,115
and I think it's time we're
getting you out there using it.
356
00:25:08,148 --> 00:25:11,488
Now... Halie, I know things
was hard for you
357
00:25:11,522 --> 00:25:13,425
living with
your Aunt Duke, but...
358
00:25:13,458 --> 00:25:15,295
things is gonna be different.
359
00:25:15,329 --> 00:25:18,201
It's gonna get better.
360
00:25:18,235 --> 00:25:20,707
You'll see. [sighs]
361
00:25:20,740 --> 00:25:24,948
362
00:25:24,982 --> 00:25:30,125
the pain in your mind
363
00:25:30,159 --> 00:25:34,635
you could rewind
364
00:25:34,668 --> 00:25:37,406
365
00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,880
from seeing
366
00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:43,886
367
00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:48,328
there's so much more
368
00:25:48,361 --> 00:25:52,136
369
00:25:52,169 --> 00:25:55,543
the darkness breaking
370
00:25:55,577 --> 00:25:59,417
371
00:25:59,450 --> 00:26:03,024
372
00:26:03,058 --> 00:26:08,168
and dreams
373
00:26:08,201 --> 00:26:12,611
374
00:26:12,644 --> 00:26:16,050
375
00:26:16,084 --> 00:26:19,123
376
00:26:23,231 --> 00:26:26,304
377
00:26:29,778 --> 00:26:33,151
378
00:26:36,090 --> 00:26:38,061
[church bell ringing]
379
00:26:41,301 --> 00:26:43,271
Where are you?
I've been expecting you.
380
00:26:43,305 --> 00:26:46,478
I'm Thomas, Thomas Dorsey.
I'm the minister of music
here at the church.
381
00:26:46,512 --> 00:26:48,281
Oh, I was actually
looking for you.
382
00:26:48,315 --> 00:26:50,119
Well, uh, pleased to meet you.
383
00:26:50,152 --> 00:26:51,622
Much obliged.
384
00:26:51,655 --> 00:26:54,595
May I ask how long you've been
working for the church?
385
00:26:54,628 --> 00:26:56,732
Oh, uh, quite a while.
386
00:26:56,765 --> 00:26:58,669
Uh, seems like forever.
387
00:26:58,703 --> 00:27:00,472
See, I've been writing
these songs,
388
00:27:00,507 --> 00:27:01,909
and I have these lyrics.
389
00:27:01,942 --> 00:27:04,915
Sheets and sheets of lyrics.
390
00:27:13,331 --> 00:27:16,070
The words on these songs.
391
00:27:17,273 --> 00:27:18,543
These are powerful.
392
00:27:18,576 --> 00:27:20,980
Yeah, they were prayers,
you know.
393
00:27:21,014 --> 00:27:25,055
Some were hopes,
some were sorrows.
394
00:27:25,088 --> 00:27:27,193
I can see how the songs
lifted you up.
395
00:27:27,226 --> 00:27:30,967
-Mm.
-I know when I've gone
through storms in my life--
396
00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,641
and to tell you the truth,
I've been through quite a few--
397
00:27:34,675 --> 00:27:38,048
there's a hymn of my own
I keep close.
398
00:27:38,081 --> 00:27:39,383
Mm.
399
00:27:39,417 --> 00:27:44,126
If you don't mind my asking,
what song speaks to you?
400
00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:45,195
"Amazing Grace."
401
00:27:45,229 --> 00:27:49,505
-Ah! That is a good one indeed.
-Mm-hmm.
402
00:27:49,538 --> 00:27:51,775
[playing "Amazing Grace"]
403
00:28:10,479 --> 00:28:14,487
404
00:28:14,521 --> 00:28:17,159
405
00:28:17,192 --> 00:28:20,600
406
00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:24,508
407
00:28:24,541 --> 00:28:28,281
408
00:28:28,315 --> 00:28:32,089
409
00:28:32,122 --> 00:28:33,491
410
00:28:33,526 --> 00:28:39,337
411
00:28:39,370 --> 00:28:43,278
412
00:28:43,311 --> 00:28:47,419
413
00:28:47,453 --> 00:28:50,693
414
00:28:50,727 --> 00:28:54,801
415
00:28:54,835 --> 00:28:58,475
416
00:28:58,509 --> 00:29:01,882
417
00:29:01,916 --> 00:29:07,026
418
00:29:09,564 --> 00:29:13,238
419
00:29:13,271 --> 00:29:16,912
420
00:29:16,946 --> 00:29:20,620
421
00:29:20,653 --> 00:29:24,493
422
00:29:24,528 --> 00:29:27,968
423
00:29:28,001 --> 00:29:31,942
424
00:29:31,976 --> 00:29:38,321
425
00:29:39,490 --> 00:29:44,467
426
00:29:44,500 --> 00:29:46,805
427
00:29:46,839 --> 00:29:50,680
428
00:29:50,713 --> 00:29:55,255
429
00:29:55,288 --> 00:29:57,961
430
00:29:57,994 --> 00:30:01,969
431
00:30:02,002 --> 00:30:05,810
432
00:30:05,843 --> 00:30:11,889
433
00:30:11,922 --> 00:30:14,895
434
00:30:14,928 --> 00:30:19,470
435
00:30:19,504 --> 00:30:21,508
Hmm-hmm-hmm.
436
00:30:21,542 --> 00:30:23,345
Glory! [laughs]
437
00:30:23,378 --> 00:30:24,614
That's all right.
438
00:30:24,648 --> 00:30:28,723
[upbeat jazz playing]
439
00:30:28,756 --> 00:30:32,196
[Mahalia] My Aunt Hannah,
she introduced me to a deacon
440
00:30:32,229 --> 00:30:36,605
who knew a music producer
that could take me
to the next level.
441
00:30:36,638 --> 00:30:39,544
And suddenly my dreams
took flight.
442
00:30:46,759 --> 00:30:49,931
Hello. I'm here to see
Mr. Williams.
443
00:31:01,454 --> 00:31:03,124
-The place?
-Hi.
444
00:31:03,158 --> 00:31:06,030
-Hello, Mr. Williams.
-[laughing]
445
00:31:06,064 --> 00:31:09,571
Here's our superstar. [chuckles]
446
00:31:09,604 --> 00:31:11,207
-Wow.
-Come into my office.
447
00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,078
Oh, yes.
448
00:31:17,954 --> 00:31:19,390
Have a seat.
449
00:31:19,423 --> 00:31:20,927
[Location] Oh.
450
00:31:22,362 --> 00:31:23,999
Well...
451
00:31:24,033 --> 00:31:27,674
I got your note
from Deacon Frank Williams
at my church.
452
00:31:27,707 --> 00:31:29,578
He said you wanted
to speak to me.
453
00:31:29,611 --> 00:31:31,849
Speak with you?
454
00:31:31,882 --> 00:31:34,386
Girl, I may want to sign you.
455
00:31:34,420 --> 00:31:36,324
[sighs] Really?
456
00:31:36,357 --> 00:31:41,501
Frank tells me that you are
the woman with the golden voice.
457
00:31:41,535 --> 00:31:44,908
[both laugh]
458
00:31:44,941 --> 00:31:47,312
Show me what you got.
459
00:31:50,285 --> 00:31:52,524
Oh, um...
460
00:31:52,557 --> 00:31:54,193
Of course, uh...
461
00:32:05,048 --> 00:32:09,624
462
00:32:09,658 --> 00:32:13,833
463
00:32:13,866 --> 00:32:17,707
464
00:32:17,740 --> 00:32:22,817
465
00:32:22,851 --> 00:32:27,627
thy compassion
466
00:32:27,660 --> 00:32:30,600
467
00:32:30,633 --> 00:32:33,639
468
00:32:33,672 --> 00:32:38,281
469
00:32:38,314 --> 00:32:42,489
470
00:32:42,524 --> 00:32:46,030
471
00:32:46,063 --> 00:32:50,940
472
00:32:50,973 --> 00:32:54,213
473
00:32:54,246 --> 00:32:57,921
474
00:32:57,954 --> 00:33:03,866
475
00:33:03,899 --> 00:33:08,876
476
00:33:08,909 --> 00:33:14,019
477
00:33:14,053 --> 00:33:20,833
478
00:33:20,867 --> 00:33:26,645
479
00:33:26,678 --> 00:33:30,887
480
00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:35,095
481
00:33:49,925 --> 00:33:51,227
Place...
482
00:33:54,668 --> 00:33:56,705
you are bigtime.
483
00:33:56,738 --> 00:33:58,842
Really?
484
00:33:58,876 --> 00:34:01,314
I mean bigtime!
485
00:34:02,984 --> 00:34:04,453
You're fresh.
486
00:34:04,486 --> 00:34:07,560
You're spunk wrapped up
in a holy ribbon.
487
00:34:07,594 --> 00:34:11,434
I mean, girl, you even had me
feeling the Holy Ghost.
488
00:34:11,467 --> 00:34:14,674
[laughing]
489
00:34:17,246 --> 00:34:19,851
Don't I need an attorney
or somebody to look at this...?
490
00:34:19,884 --> 00:34:21,788
Now, look, believe me...
491
00:34:25,362 --> 00:34:29,169
Don't worry your pretty little
head about all this legalese.
492
00:34:31,207 --> 00:34:34,514
Ink is gonna take
very good care of you.
493
00:34:34,547 --> 00:34:36,250
You hear me?
494
00:34:37,754 --> 00:34:39,490
[chuckles]
495
00:34:41,494 --> 00:34:43,565
-[emcee] I said hey!
-[crowd] Hey!
496
00:34:43,599 --> 00:34:45,670
-[emcee] I said hey-hey!
-[crowd] Hey-hey!
497
00:34:45,703 --> 00:34:48,709
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to Sunset Cafe,
498
00:34:48,742 --> 00:34:51,949
where we're jumpin' and jivin'
all the way live!
499
00:34:51,982 --> 00:34:57,259
-[crowd cheering]
-I'm your emcee, Willie Green,
and this ain't a hype.
500
00:34:57,292 --> 00:35:01,902
tonight, hey!
501
00:35:01,935 --> 00:35:04,073
Now get ready.
Are you ready?
502
00:35:04,106 --> 00:35:06,578
-[crowd] Yes!
-I said are you ready...
503
00:35:06,612 --> 00:35:09,116
-[crowd] Yes!
-...for the amazing...
504
00:35:09,149 --> 00:35:13,692
incomparable Duke Ellington!
505
00:35:13,726 --> 00:35:17,366
[cheering and applause]
506
00:35:21,975 --> 00:35:24,246
[playing upbeat jazz]
507
00:35:52,436 --> 00:35:55,075
[whispering indistinctly]
508
00:35:55,108 --> 00:35:57,814
[woman] Hey, sugar, you lost?
509
00:35:57,847 --> 00:35:59,249
You here with somebody?
510
00:35:59,283 --> 00:36:02,990
Oh, no, I'm looking
for some friends of mine,
511
00:36:03,024 --> 00:36:04,493
but I don't see them here yet.
512
00:36:04,527 --> 00:36:06,197
Well, honey, you are in luck,
513
00:36:06,230 --> 00:36:08,802
'cause I pride myself
in never meeting a stranger.
514
00:36:08,836 --> 00:36:11,140
Why don't you come on over here
and sit with us a spell?
515
00:36:11,173 --> 00:36:12,910
Oh, I don't want to be
a third wheel.
516
00:36:12,944 --> 00:36:15,215
Me and this beautiful lady
have been together for years.
517
00:36:15,248 --> 00:36:19,289
-It's fine with me.
-Yes, and we always enjoy
meeting new people.
518
00:36:19,323 --> 00:36:20,893
So now, what's your name, sugar?
519
00:36:20,926 --> 00:36:22,997
Uh... I'm Mahalia.
520
00:36:23,031 --> 00:36:25,168
-Mahalia Jackson.
-Ooh, okay.
521
00:36:25,201 --> 00:36:26,772
Why you lookin' so scared?
522
00:36:26,805 --> 00:36:30,679
I guess 'cause I never been
in a place like this before.
523
00:36:30,713 --> 00:36:34,587
My aunt, if she knew I was here,
she would be so upset with me.
524
00:36:34,621 --> 00:36:37,259
Oh, oh, so you sneakin'
around, huh?
525
00:36:37,292 --> 00:36:39,463
Sounds like something
I used to do.
526
00:36:39,496 --> 00:36:41,267
[Mahalia] No, no,
it's not like that.
527
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:43,639
It's just I spend
a lot of time at the church.
528
00:36:43,672 --> 00:36:45,408
Well, ain't nothin' wrong
with that.
529
00:36:45,442 --> 00:36:47,980
And ain't nothin' wrong with
havin' a good time, neither.
530
00:36:48,014 --> 00:36:49,551
[woman] Mm-hmm, that's right,
531
00:36:49,584 --> 00:36:51,655
'cause even the Lord
turned water into wine.
532
00:36:51,688 --> 00:36:55,395
Well, he did that at a wedding,
not at a place like this.
533
00:36:55,428 --> 00:36:57,499
Okay, you're right,
you're right,
534
00:36:57,533 --> 00:37:00,071
but, honey, if you don't want
to enjoy places like this,
535
00:37:00,105 --> 00:37:02,042
then tell us why you're here.
536
00:37:02,075 --> 00:37:04,379
Actually I signed
with a record company
537
00:37:04,413 --> 00:37:07,720
and my friends invited me
here to celebrate.
538
00:37:07,754 --> 00:37:09,958
Well, well, well,
we got a singer in our midst.
539
00:37:09,991 --> 00:37:13,699
-Indeed, we do!
-Did you sign with one of them
big jazz record companies?
540
00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:17,807
No, I don't sing
that kind of music.
I only sing for the Lord.
541
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:20,980
Well, I'm glad you ran
into us so we can make you
a bit more comfortable.
542
00:37:21,013 --> 00:37:24,286
Mm-hmm. 'Cause this ain't
even as low as we can go.
543
00:37:24,319 --> 00:37:25,990
-Watch that, now.
-[woman giggles]
544
00:37:26,023 --> 00:37:28,729
[chuckles] Take it easy,
and if it's easy, take it again.
545
00:37:28,762 --> 00:37:31,000
Okay! I love it
when you say that, baby.
546
00:37:31,033 --> 00:37:33,739
-And when you give it to me.
-Oh, wait a minute now.
547
00:37:35,743 --> 00:37:37,312
[cheering and applause]
548
00:37:44,359 --> 00:37:46,698
Oh, there you are, Halie.
Sorry we're late.
549
00:37:46,731 --> 00:37:49,804
I can't believe we get
to see Cab Calloway.
550
00:37:49,838 --> 00:37:52,142
And Charlie Parker
on the same night.
551
00:37:52,175 --> 00:37:54,747
[gasps] Oh!
Please excuse our manners.
552
00:37:54,781 --> 00:37:58,287
I'm Geraldine,
and this cute lady next to me
is my sister Evelyn.
553
00:37:58,321 --> 00:38:00,926
-Pleased to meet you. [giggles]
-Pleased to meet you.
554
00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:03,799
-Y'all excited for tonight?
-Mm, "excited"
ain't even the word.
555
00:38:03,832 --> 00:38:06,103
Honey, the best jazz
you're ever gonna hear
556
00:38:06,137 --> 00:38:08,040
is right here
in the south side.
557
00:38:08,074 --> 00:38:11,213
-[emcee in background]
-I hear Dizzy is here too.
-Mahalia Jackson...
558
00:38:11,247 --> 00:38:14,319
get ready for a night
you won't forget.
559
00:38:14,353 --> 00:38:15,823
[woman] Take a seat there now.
560
00:38:15,856 --> 00:38:17,693
[emcee] ...right back
for you and me.
561
00:38:17,727 --> 00:38:20,966
He's gonna rock you until day.
562
00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:26,076
Introducing the incredible
Cab Calloway!
563
00:38:26,110 --> 00:38:30,285
[cheering and applause]
564
00:39:03,284 --> 00:39:07,392
come gather around
565
00:39:07,425 --> 00:39:12,002
going down
566
00:39:12,035 --> 00:39:15,308
you're gonna dig
567
00:39:15,341 --> 00:39:17,513
568
00:39:17,547 --> 00:39:20,553
569
00:39:20,586 --> 00:39:22,623
570
00:39:22,657 --> 00:39:24,961
[crowd]
571
00:39:24,994 --> 00:39:26,831
572
00:39:26,865 --> 00:39:28,835
573
00:39:28,869 --> 00:39:30,973
574
00:39:31,006 --> 00:39:33,277
[crowd]
do-do-do
575
00:39:33,311 --> 00:39:35,215
576
00:39:35,248 --> 00:39:37,052
[crowd]
577
00:40:16,163 --> 00:40:20,539
Ladies and gentlemen,
give it up for my dear friend
578
00:40:20,572 --> 00:40:23,110
Louis Armstrong!
579
00:40:38,842 --> 00:40:42,182
580
00:40:42,215 --> 00:40:44,453
[crowd repeating]
581
00:40:58,582 --> 00:41:01,788
582
00:41:04,961 --> 00:41:08,467
583
00:41:16,183 --> 00:41:22,663
584
00:41:24,701 --> 00:41:27,138
[cheering and applause]
585
00:41:36,256 --> 00:41:39,931
Lucille, Clive.
Good to see you.
586
00:41:39,964 --> 00:41:43,070
Cab, Cab, you are a thrill,
a real wonder to behold!
587
00:41:43,104 --> 00:41:45,642
Yeah, all that slippin'
and slidin' made me wanna
run up there
588
00:41:45,676 --> 00:41:47,145
and cut a rug or two myself.
589
00:41:47,178 --> 00:41:49,650
-[laughter]
-Well, I was just doin'
what I do.
590
00:41:49,684 --> 00:41:52,055
-[Clive] Hey!
-[Lucille] You were!
Oh, excuse my manners.
591
00:41:52,088 --> 00:41:56,397
These are our new friends,
um, Evelyn, Geraldine
and Miss Mahalia.
592
00:41:56,430 --> 00:41:58,735
Jackson. Mahalia Jackson.
593
00:41:58,769 --> 00:42:00,606
Nice to make your acquaintance.
594
00:42:00,639 --> 00:42:02,676
Oh, well, uh, I'm a big fan.
595
00:42:02,710 --> 00:42:06,016
I love your music
and your dancing, all of it.
596
00:42:06,050 --> 00:42:07,419
Oh, and you know what?
597
00:42:07,452 --> 00:42:09,624
Cab, she tells us
that she is a singer.
598
00:42:09,657 --> 00:42:12,797
Not just any kind of singer,
a gospel singer.
599
00:42:12,830 --> 00:42:14,834
So, you must be
some kind of singer, then,
600
00:42:14,867 --> 00:42:16,437
'cause gospel's from the heart.
601
00:42:16,470 --> 00:42:18,340
Yeah, I do all right. [laughs]
602
00:42:18,374 --> 00:42:19,844
You must do more than all right.
603
00:42:19,877 --> 00:42:22,717
See, all kinds of music
is from the mind.
604
00:42:22,750 --> 00:42:25,455
But gospel, ah, it's special.
605
00:42:25,488 --> 00:42:28,360
Its music is from the soul.
606
00:42:28,394 --> 00:42:30,064
Sing your truth.
607
00:42:30,098 --> 00:42:32,703
As long as you remember that,
you'll do just fine.
608
00:42:32,737 --> 00:42:35,341
Yeah, I see you tried
to show me up there.
609
00:42:35,374 --> 00:42:37,513
-Good show.
-It wasn't that hard.
610
00:42:37,546 --> 00:42:39,316
You have the class,
I have the moxie.
611
00:42:39,349 --> 00:42:40,953
[laughter]
612
00:42:40,986 --> 00:42:43,658
It seems this young lady
may show us both up.
613
00:42:43,692 --> 00:42:44,827
[Willie] Is that right?
614
00:42:44,861 --> 00:42:46,898
This here
is Miss Mahalia Jackson.
615
00:42:46,931 --> 00:42:49,904
Oh. Well, young lady,
you never know.
616
00:42:49,937 --> 00:42:52,877
Maybe you and I will get
to record together sometime.
617
00:42:52,910 --> 00:42:54,346
I'd be honored.
618
00:42:54,379 --> 00:42:56,785
Miss Jackson, I have a feeling
619
00:42:56,818 --> 00:42:59,089
you're about to take
the world by storm.
620
00:43:00,258 --> 00:43:01,594
Look at that.
621
00:43:01,628 --> 00:43:03,732
A prophecy for your life!
[laughs]
622
00:43:03,765 --> 00:43:06,403
[upbeat jazz playing]
623
00:43:06,437 --> 00:43:07,907
[Lucille] See you later.
624
00:43:14,119 --> 00:43:16,089
[jazz music continues]
625
00:43:43,344 --> 00:43:45,148
[jazz music continues]
626
00:43:48,087 --> 00:43:51,193
Thank you so much for coming,
and God bless you.
627
00:43:52,462 --> 00:43:54,099
[giggles]
628
00:43:54,132 --> 00:43:56,303
[music ends]
629
00:43:56,336 --> 00:43:58,407
Ladies and gentlemen,
630
00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:00,278
they call this next young woman
631
00:44:00,311 --> 00:44:01,981
the Soul of America.
632
00:44:02,015 --> 00:44:05,989
So tonight, I'm very proud
to introduce to you
633
00:44:06,023 --> 00:44:08,895
gospel legend Mahalia Jackson.
634
00:44:08,929 --> 00:44:11,266
Let's give her a warm welcome.
635
00:44:11,300 --> 00:44:14,640
[gospel piano playing]
636
00:44:14,674 --> 00:44:18,949
637
00:44:18,982 --> 00:44:23,525
638
00:44:23,558 --> 00:44:27,265
639
00:44:27,298 --> 00:44:30,672
to see my Lord
640
00:44:30,706 --> 00:44:33,344
641
00:44:33,377 --> 00:44:34,981
642
00:44:35,014 --> 00:44:39,322
643
00:44:39,356 --> 00:44:41,059
644
00:44:41,093 --> 00:44:42,963
645
00:44:42,997 --> 00:44:46,136
to see my Lord
646
00:44:46,169 --> 00:44:51,079
children
all dressed in white
647
00:44:51,113 --> 00:44:54,019
see my Lord
648
00:44:54,052 --> 00:44:59,062
children of the Israelite
649
00:44:59,095 --> 00:45:02,468
to see my Lord
650
00:45:02,502 --> 00:45:07,212
651
00:45:07,245 --> 00:45:08,782
652
00:45:08,815 --> 00:45:11,153
653
00:45:11,186 --> 00:45:13,090
654
00:45:13,123 --> 00:45:14,760
655
00:45:14,794 --> 00:45:17,700
to see my Lord
656
00:45:17,733 --> 00:45:20,739
657
00:45:20,772 --> 00:45:24,814
on the throne
658
00:45:24,847 --> 00:45:28,755
didn't moan
659
00:45:28,788 --> 00:45:31,961
the veil they fit
660
00:45:31,995 --> 00:45:35,969
on the human race"
661
00:45:36,003 --> 00:45:38,207
662
00:45:38,240 --> 00:45:40,344
663
00:45:40,378 --> 00:45:43,785
and came a mighty flood
664
00:45:43,818 --> 00:45:48,662
665
00:45:48,695 --> 00:45:52,468
666
00:45:52,502 --> 00:45:56,209
667
00:45:56,243 --> 00:45:59,583
to see my Lord
668
00:45:59,617 --> 00:46:02,523
669
00:46:02,556 --> 00:46:06,564
670
00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:09,604
671
00:46:09,637 --> 00:46:13,745
that the gates of hell
672
00:46:13,778 --> 00:46:16,416
673
00:46:16,450 --> 00:46:18,487
674
00:46:18,521 --> 00:46:22,161
675
00:46:22,195 --> 00:46:26,036
676
00:46:26,069 --> 00:46:30,111
677
00:46:30,144 --> 00:46:34,452
678
00:46:34,486 --> 00:46:39,396
679
00:46:39,429 --> 00:46:43,705
680
00:46:43,738 --> 00:46:45,942
[crowd applauding]
681
00:46:49,215 --> 00:46:52,055
[man] Thank you for taking
the time to meet with us,
Dr. King.
682
00:46:52,088 --> 00:46:55,494
[Martin] We just have to keep
the lines of communication open.
683
00:46:55,529 --> 00:46:57,866
Sister Mahalia.
684
00:47:00,304 --> 00:47:02,710
It's an honor
to finally meet you in person.
685
00:47:02,743 --> 00:47:05,247
Your voice
is from heaven itself.
686
00:47:05,281 --> 00:47:07,318
The pleasure's all mine,
Dr. King.
687
00:47:07,352 --> 00:47:10,892
I'm truly standing
in the presence of greatness.
688
00:47:10,926 --> 00:47:12,896
I've been meaning
to contact you.
689
00:47:12,930 --> 00:47:15,034
You see, it's my belief
that you could play
690
00:47:15,067 --> 00:47:17,940
a significant role
as an ally for the movement.
691
00:47:17,973 --> 00:47:20,846
Oh, anything I could do to
support the cause, I'm willing.
692
00:47:20,879 --> 00:47:24,085
As you know,
we advocate nonviolence
693
00:47:24,119 --> 00:47:26,891
as we strive
for a peaceful resolution
694
00:47:26,924 --> 00:47:29,563
for the tyranny
brought against our people.
695
00:47:29,597 --> 00:47:32,368
Because of this approach...
696
00:47:32,402 --> 00:47:34,607
we need more allies.
697
00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:36,711
Well, Dr. King,
whatever I have to do.
698
00:47:36,744 --> 00:47:38,748
I'm in this fight with you.
699
00:47:38,782 --> 00:47:40,652
You just let me know.
700
00:47:40,685 --> 00:47:41,988
Well, all right.
701
00:47:42,021 --> 00:47:44,392
You take care
of that voice, now.
702
00:47:44,426 --> 00:47:46,396
Thank you, Dr. King.
703
00:47:50,304 --> 00:47:51,841
[Mahalia]
Dr. Martin Luther King.
704
00:47:51,874 --> 00:47:53,077
[chuckles]
705
00:47:53,110 --> 00:47:56,517
-[Mahalia vocalizing]
-[piano playing]
706
00:48:02,830 --> 00:48:04,934
[door opens]
707
00:48:08,273 --> 00:48:09,375
[door closes]
708
00:48:33,290 --> 00:48:37,098
Hello, ma'am.
I would like to order
a turkey sandwich, please.
709
00:48:37,131 --> 00:48:40,171
We don't serve niggers here.
710
00:48:40,204 --> 00:48:43,277
Oh. I'm sorry.
I didn't see the sign.
711
00:48:43,310 --> 00:48:44,980
We don't need a sign
in Hattiesburg.
712
00:48:45,014 --> 00:48:48,253
Everybody knows we don't serve
y'all kind here.
713
00:48:58,942 --> 00:49:01,046
I miss you, Mama.
714
00:49:02,783 --> 00:49:04,219
[door opens]
715
00:49:09,597 --> 00:49:12,335
I don't give a damn
what he thinks,
I don't pay him to think.
716
00:49:18,147 --> 00:49:22,155
Listen, I... I gotta go.
I gotta go. No, bye.
717
00:49:27,198 --> 00:49:29,970
Mahalia, what a surprise.
718
00:49:31,841 --> 00:49:34,279
Not sure why I'm a surprise.
719
00:49:34,312 --> 00:49:37,553
I've been calling you all week,
you've been avoiding my calls.
720
00:49:40,024 --> 00:49:42,596
Now, why would I want
to do a thing like that?
721
00:49:42,629 --> 00:49:45,067
'Cause you're scared
to tell me the truth.
722
00:49:45,100 --> 00:49:48,073
How are the sales doing
on my new album?
723
00:49:49,643 --> 00:49:51,814
[Ink] The sales are not good.
724
00:49:51,848 --> 00:49:54,352
[Location] Not good?
725
00:49:56,223 --> 00:49:58,661
726
00:49:58,695 --> 00:50:00,866
I don't understand.
Those are powerful songs.
727
00:50:00,899 --> 00:50:04,205
Listen, this ain't church,
Mahalia, this is show business.
728
00:50:04,239 --> 00:50:05,842
729
00:50:05,876 --> 00:50:08,146
730
00:50:08,180 --> 00:50:10,050
It's not personal, look.
731
00:50:10,084 --> 00:50:15,327
I put my heart and my soul
in all of those songs,
so it's personal to me.
732
00:50:15,361 --> 00:50:19,537
With all that touring
you've been doing,
you've done real good.
733
00:50:19,570 --> 00:50:20,471
734
00:50:20,505 --> 00:50:22,709
But you can't just
make money on the road.
735
00:50:22,743 --> 00:50:24,178
736
00:50:24,212 --> 00:50:25,916
You gotta sell albums too.
737
00:50:25,949 --> 00:50:28,688
738
00:50:31,561 --> 00:50:32,963
739
00:50:32,996 --> 00:50:36,136
shout, shout
740
00:50:36,169 --> 00:50:39,209
comin' up, Lord
741
00:50:39,242 --> 00:50:42,114
shout, shout
742
00:50:42,148 --> 00:50:45,020
comin' up, Lord
743
00:50:45,054 --> 00:50:47,325
You've been dropped
by Decca Records.
744
00:50:47,358 --> 00:50:49,597
745
00:50:49,630 --> 00:50:52,468
-Why?
-
Elijah Rock
746
00:50:52,501 --> 00:50:54,873
We're into making
popular music.
747
00:50:54,907 --> 00:50:58,548
-
-Singing for Jesus,
it don't make no money.
748
00:50:58,581 --> 00:51:02,522
-Listen.
-It don't make no money, and
it's not what people wanna hear.
749
00:51:02,556 --> 00:51:08,233
You can cheat me, but I ain't
gonna let you cheat God.
750
00:51:08,267 --> 00:51:10,739
751
00:51:10,772 --> 00:51:13,578
of the Seven Seals
752
00:51:13,611 --> 00:51:17,051
-I'm sorry, Mahalia.
-
of Sharon...
753
00:51:17,084 --> 00:51:21,059
Don't be sorry for me,
be sorry for yourself.
754
00:51:21,092 --> 00:51:23,463
I can tell everybody
755
00:51:23,497 --> 00:51:27,104
and shelter for me,
hallelujah
756
00:51:27,138 --> 00:51:29,977
This place has lost
the best singer they ever had.
757
00:51:30,010 --> 00:51:33,551
comin' up, Lord
758
00:51:33,584 --> 00:51:36,857
shout, shout
759
00:51:36,891 --> 00:51:39,897
760
00:51:39,930 --> 00:51:42,401
761
00:51:42,435 --> 00:51:44,907
762
00:51:44,940 --> 00:51:51,453
763
00:51:52,188 --> 00:51:53,758
764
00:51:53,791 --> 00:51:55,996
[applause]
765
00:51:56,029 --> 00:51:59,937
Miss Jackson, you have fans
not only in the United States
766
00:51:59,970 --> 00:52:03,176
but worldwide,
especially in Europe.
767
00:52:03,210 --> 00:52:06,584
How has a gospel artist
been able to draw
768
00:52:06,617 --> 00:52:11,961
such a diverse
and far-reaching fan base?
769
00:52:11,994 --> 00:52:14,432
Well, I've been blessed
by the mighty Lord
770
00:52:14,465 --> 00:52:17,806
to have people who love
the music.
771
00:52:17,839 --> 00:52:20,144
I've sung in Tokyo
772
00:52:20,177 --> 00:52:22,716
and to emperors and queens.
773
00:52:22,749 --> 00:52:26,423
I've sung to millions
of people around the world.
774
00:52:26,456 --> 00:52:29,395
So, you know, it's hard
to hear the word "fan,"
775
00:52:29,429 --> 00:52:32,268
when in my heart I feel like
776
00:52:32,301 --> 00:52:35,675
we're all just a big old family,
all different colors,
777
00:52:35,709 --> 00:52:40,417
and it's the music
that brings us together.
778
00:52:42,221 --> 00:52:44,325
-Mm.
-Looks like you're enjoying it.
779
00:52:44,359 --> 00:52:47,733
Mahalia.
Well, now... this is how
you're supposed to cook.
780
00:52:47,766 --> 00:52:49,603
[Mahalia] Mm-hmm.
781
00:52:49,636 --> 00:52:52,274
Where in the world did you learn
how to cook chicken like this?
782
00:52:52,308 --> 00:52:54,546
What you mean?
I'm from New Orleans.
783
00:52:54,580 --> 00:52:57,418
And if you can't cook,
you ain't from New Orleans.
784
00:52:57,451 --> 00:52:58,888
I'm movin' to New Orleans.
785
00:52:58,921 --> 00:53:00,759
[laughing]
786
00:53:00,792 --> 00:53:02,261
You can ask John.
787
00:53:02,294 --> 00:53:04,365
I've been to every
church house picnic
788
00:53:04,399 --> 00:53:05,769
from here to Mississippi
789
00:53:05,802 --> 00:53:08,340
and I'm a witness,
can't everybody cook.
790
00:53:08,373 --> 00:53:11,179
Martin, you better stop talkin'
about them people food.
791
00:53:11,212 --> 00:53:14,352
I'd rather talk about it
than eat it.
792
00:53:14,385 --> 00:53:16,022
That's much, much better.
793
00:53:16,056 --> 00:53:17,793
-Mm-mm.
-Wow.
794
00:53:17,826 --> 00:53:20,264
Listen, you keep this up, now,
795
00:53:20,297 --> 00:53:22,569
might snag you a husband.
796
00:53:22,602 --> 00:53:26,109
Oh, no, I'm waitin' on Jesus.
He the only husband I need.
797
00:53:26,142 --> 00:53:29,516
Mahalia, Jesus is
a confirmed bachelor.
798
00:53:29,550 --> 00:53:32,421
You're gonna be waitin'
a very long time.
799
00:53:32,455 --> 00:53:35,094
-[Mahalia laughs]
-Very long.
800
00:53:35,127 --> 00:53:37,933
Seriously, Martin,
I mean, how do you feel
801
00:53:37,966 --> 00:53:42,007
the way things have changed,
seeing all these changes?
802
00:53:42,041 --> 00:53:45,047
What's your heart like?
803
00:53:45,080 --> 00:53:46,951
Well, to tell you the truth...
804
00:53:49,222 --> 00:53:52,294
some moments I see great change.
805
00:53:52,328 --> 00:53:55,067
Others, I pray for more.
806
00:53:55,100 --> 00:53:57,405
God's will be done.
807
00:53:57,438 --> 00:53:59,375
I mean, still,
you must feel good.
808
00:53:59,409 --> 00:54:04,051
People's hearts awakening,
their voices are opening.
809
00:54:04,085 --> 00:54:05,722
And that ain't nothin'
but Jesus.
810
00:54:07,224 --> 00:54:09,930
Reminds me of a dream I had.
811
00:54:09,963 --> 00:54:11,634
[Mahalia] What kind of dream?
812
00:54:13,403 --> 00:54:15,407
A few nights ago, uh...
813
00:54:15,441 --> 00:54:17,344
I couldn't sleep.
814
00:54:19,248 --> 00:54:20,985
Had a lot on my mind.
815
00:54:21,019 --> 00:54:22,889
[Mahalia] I'm sure you do.
816
00:54:22,923 --> 00:54:25,360
When I finally fell asleep...
817
00:54:27,131 --> 00:54:28,968
it was a deep sleep.
818
00:54:31,239 --> 00:54:32,976
Almost like it was real.
819
00:54:34,445 --> 00:54:36,449
What was in the dream, Martin?
820
00:54:37,586 --> 00:54:39,857
Well...
821
00:54:39,890 --> 00:54:42,394
there was people everywhere.
822
00:54:42,428 --> 00:54:45,367
And I'm not just talking
about any people.
823
00:54:45,400 --> 00:54:49,710
People of every color,
every nation, every religion.
824
00:54:51,179 --> 00:54:53,283
All of us treated as equal.
825
00:54:54,520 --> 00:54:57,458
And that is a beautiful dream.
826
00:54:58,928 --> 00:55:01,299
-Yes, it is.
-[laughs]
827
00:55:01,332 --> 00:55:03,203
You want some more
chicken, John?
828
00:55:03,236 --> 00:55:05,842
-Oh, you ain't heard
about John Lewis?
-[Mahalia] What about John?
829
00:55:05,875 --> 00:55:08,815
[Martin] He been all over
the south, ain't seen
a plate he don't like.
830
00:55:08,848 --> 00:55:10,350
[laughing]
831
00:55:10,384 --> 00:55:13,624
John, Martin tellin' on you,
he tellin' on you.
832
00:55:13,658 --> 00:55:14,760
[laughing]
833
00:55:14,793 --> 00:55:16,630
[Martin] He gonna eat.
834
00:55:16,664 --> 00:55:18,768
John gonna eat.
835
00:55:21,239 --> 00:55:24,345
[Location]
836
00:55:24,378 --> 00:55:27,318
[gospel piano playing]
837
00:55:27,351 --> 00:55:30,157
838
00:55:30,190 --> 00:55:32,596
839
00:55:32,629 --> 00:55:35,167
840
00:55:35,200 --> 00:55:37,672
841
00:55:37,706 --> 00:55:40,043
842
00:55:40,077 --> 00:55:42,916
843
00:55:42,949 --> 00:55:47,258
cease to roll
844
00:55:47,291 --> 00:55:51,734
845
00:55:51,767 --> 00:55:53,403
846
00:55:53,436 --> 00:55:54,740
All right, now, y'all.
847
00:55:54,773 --> 00:55:57,512
See you next week.
Great rehearsal.
848
00:56:00,685 --> 00:56:05,160
Whoo, girl, that may be
the best singing
I've ever heard in my life.
849
00:56:05,193 --> 00:56:07,566
Excuse me? Do I know you?
850
00:56:07,599 --> 00:56:11,807
Possibly. I've been picking up
my friend James from rehearsal
the last couple of nights.
851
00:56:11,840 --> 00:56:14,445
Oh, that's where
I've seen you before.
852
00:56:14,478 --> 00:56:16,650
James played drums
with the band, all right.
853
00:56:16,684 --> 00:56:20,157
So, I guess we aren't
strangers after all.
854
00:56:20,190 --> 00:56:22,896
I guess not.
Well, I gotta go.
855
00:56:22,929 --> 00:56:25,702
Oh, wait, uh, can I
give you a call sometime?
856
00:56:25,735 --> 00:56:29,576
-I don't think so.
-Aw, please.
857
00:56:31,714 --> 00:56:34,285
I'd like to get to know you.
858
00:56:34,318 --> 00:56:36,256
Just give me a few minutes
of your time.
859
00:56:36,289 --> 00:56:40,297
[gospel band playing]
860
00:56:40,330 --> 00:56:41,667
[chuckles]
861
00:56:41,700 --> 00:56:44,171
Sigmond was my second husband.
862
00:56:44,205 --> 00:56:46,677
And we fell in love quickly.
863
00:56:46,710 --> 00:56:51,954
I guess you can say he swept me
off my feet. [laughs]
864
00:56:51,987 --> 00:56:53,824
Miss Jackson, Miss Jackson.
865
00:56:56,530 --> 00:56:58,834
He was a charming one,
that one.
866
00:56:58,868 --> 00:57:00,404
Mm!
867
00:57:02,174 --> 00:57:05,848
Sounds like
a whirlwind romance.
868
00:57:05,882 --> 00:57:08,453
[laughs] It was.
869
00:57:08,486 --> 00:57:11,192
But you know,
like everything else in life,
870
00:57:11,225 --> 00:57:13,898
it took a turn.
871
00:57:13,931 --> 00:57:16,436
But if you look at this column,
I'm telling you,
872
00:57:16,469 --> 00:57:19,876
we are still on track
to improve our revenue 28%.
873
00:57:19,910 --> 00:57:21,614
Only 28%?
874
00:57:21,647 --> 00:57:24,519
Mahalia, 28% is good.
875
00:57:24,553 --> 00:57:26,590
You're on track
for a banner year.
876
00:57:26,624 --> 00:57:29,095
Good is not enough,
not the way I work.
877
00:57:29,128 --> 00:57:30,598
I need better.
878
00:57:30,632 --> 00:57:33,704
Well, what do you propose
we do?
879
00:57:33,738 --> 00:57:38,313
Well, you see,
here it says that...
880
00:57:38,346 --> 00:57:39,883
it looks like the balances,
881
00:57:39,916 --> 00:57:42,087
we're not receiving
all our balances
882
00:57:42,121 --> 00:57:43,824
from the venues.
883
00:57:43,858 --> 00:57:46,630
Well, most of them, yes,
but, you know,
884
00:57:46,664 --> 00:57:48,934
from time to time, they have
different reasons why--
885
00:57:48,968 --> 00:57:50,337
Excuses, more like.
886
00:57:50,370 --> 00:57:52,575
Excuses...
why they don't wanna pay.
887
00:57:52,609 --> 00:57:55,113
I mean, some promoters,
they pay late.
888
00:57:55,147 --> 00:57:56,750
Some of them not at all.
889
00:57:56,784 --> 00:58:00,357
We're not playing that game.
Everybody gotta pay their due.
890
00:58:00,390 --> 00:58:02,729
Spread the word
to all the venues,
891
00:58:02,762 --> 00:58:05,500
I want all monies up front
before I perform on stage.
892
00:58:05,535 --> 00:58:07,539
That'll take care of that.
893
00:58:07,572 --> 00:58:09,509
Yes, ma'am.
894
00:58:09,543 --> 00:58:11,747
Well, is there anything else?
895
00:58:11,780 --> 00:58:13,183
Uh...
896
00:58:13,216 --> 00:58:14,519
yes, there is.
897
00:58:14,553 --> 00:58:16,022
All right.
898
00:58:16,055 --> 00:58:19,863
There was an offer
for you to perform
899
00:58:19,896 --> 00:58:22,101
in Las Vegas.
900
00:58:22,134 --> 00:58:23,537
-Las Vegas?
-Mm-hmm.
901
00:58:23,571 --> 00:58:25,908
Lord, no, Cyle. [chuckles]
902
00:58:25,942 --> 00:58:27,512
Mahalia!
903
00:58:27,545 --> 00:58:30,551
Look, the promoters are offering
$25,000 a week
904
00:58:30,585 --> 00:58:33,056
for you to sing
at the Flamingo Hotel.
905
00:58:33,089 --> 00:58:35,595
Tell them I decline.
906
00:58:35,628 --> 00:58:38,934
I'm sorry,
I just don't understand.
907
00:58:38,968 --> 00:58:40,303
Why?
908
00:58:40,337 --> 00:58:44,478
Because I'm not compromising
my principles over money.
909
00:58:44,513 --> 00:58:46,550
Not doing it.
910
00:58:46,583 --> 00:58:49,388
But your ministry
is to spread the good news.
911
00:58:49,422 --> 00:58:52,027
To sinners, not to drunks.
912
00:58:52,061 --> 00:58:55,835
I'm not performing in a place
that sells alcohol.
913
00:58:57,404 --> 00:58:59,075
-Yes, ma'am.
-Thank you.
914
00:58:59,108 --> 00:59:02,047
I will let them know.
915
00:59:02,081 --> 00:59:04,418
-Anything else?
I think we're done.
-Uh...
916
00:59:04,452 --> 00:59:06,155
Yes, uh...
917
00:59:06,189 --> 00:59:07,792
Dr. King has also requested
918
00:59:07,826 --> 00:59:09,930
that you make more appearances
at his rallies.
919
00:59:09,963 --> 00:59:12,569
Yes, yes, of course.
Let him know it's fine.
920
00:59:12,602 --> 00:59:14,438
[Cylestine sighs]
921
00:59:14,472 --> 00:59:16,543
Cyle?
922
00:59:17,812 --> 00:59:20,383
Is there something going on?
923
00:59:20,417 --> 00:59:23,691
I feel like you want
to say something.
924
00:59:23,724 --> 00:59:26,095
You can talk to me.
925
00:59:29,001 --> 00:59:31,406
I've been getting
a lot of phone calls.
926
00:59:31,439 --> 00:59:32,942
Uh-huh.
927
00:59:32,976 --> 00:59:36,315
I just didn't know
how to say this.
928
00:59:36,349 --> 00:59:39,255
Just... speak your mind, baby.
929
00:59:41,058 --> 00:59:44,331
Sigmond's been seen
with another woman.
930
00:59:53,751 --> 00:59:56,389
-[man] We want
to give you that...
-Thank you.
931
00:59:56,422 --> 00:59:59,028
[man] And then I want to give
you a little bit of extra.
932
00:59:59,061 --> 01:00:01,667
-And thank you so much.
-Thanks for having me.
933
01:00:01,700 --> 01:00:03,036
[man] Mm-hmm.
934
01:00:05,975 --> 01:00:08,948
Give you a call later, later on.
935
01:00:08,981 --> 01:00:12,087
[woman, softly]
I'll be looking forward to it.
936
01:00:12,121 --> 01:00:14,024
Bye.
937
01:00:49,395 --> 01:00:51,967
Okay.
938
01:00:52,000 --> 01:00:53,036
939
01:00:53,069 --> 01:00:54,371
[clears throat]
940
01:00:54,405 --> 01:00:56,008
[sighs]
941
01:01:11,305 --> 01:01:12,909
Thank you.
942
01:01:15,748 --> 01:01:17,685
Mahalia, listen,
943
01:01:17,719 --> 01:01:22,427
you're experiencing extensive
diabetes and heart
complications.
944
01:01:22,461 --> 01:01:25,868
Look, you've been traveling,
touring back-to-back, recording.
945
01:01:25,902 --> 01:01:27,672
Your body needs rest.
946
01:01:27,705 --> 01:01:29,976
Doctor...
947
01:01:30,010 --> 01:01:32,515
I appreciate everything you say.
948
01:01:32,549 --> 01:01:34,285
I really do.
949
01:01:34,318 --> 01:01:36,489
But this is my calling.
950
01:01:36,523 --> 01:01:38,661
This is what I do.
951
01:01:38,694 --> 01:01:40,263
God's work.
952
01:01:40,297 --> 01:01:44,004
Well, you know, you can do
God's work and get rest too.
953
01:01:44,038 --> 01:01:46,242
At the end of the day,
the decision is yours.
954
01:01:46,275 --> 01:01:50,518
But if you don't make
some serious changes,
and I mean quickly...
955
01:01:50,551 --> 01:01:54,358
Listen...
just slow it down, okay?
956
01:01:54,391 --> 01:01:55,695
Yeah.
957
01:01:59,501 --> 01:02:01,405
-Thank you, Doctor.
-Mm-hmm.
958
01:02:04,078 --> 01:02:05,781
[groans]
959
01:02:36,142 --> 01:02:39,281
Martin, they've arrived.
They're preparing them
for the march.
960
01:02:39,315 --> 01:02:41,820
[Martin] Mahalia, I appreciate
you traveling all this way
961
01:02:41,853 --> 01:02:43,624
from Louisville
to assist in the march.
962
01:02:43,657 --> 01:02:46,295
Martin, like I said before,
I'm always here.
963
01:02:46,329 --> 01:02:50,203
It's just so hard to see
so much hate spread down south.
964
01:02:50,236 --> 01:02:54,144
Hate is a dire disease,
we have yet to find a cure.
965
01:02:54,178 --> 01:02:56,617
Our people are in a critical
moment in this country
966
01:02:56,650 --> 01:02:59,388
as we consider our next move.
967
01:02:59,421 --> 01:03:02,361
What challenges do we face
down here in Louisville?
968
01:03:02,394 --> 01:03:03,496
[sighs]
969
01:03:04,833 --> 01:03:07,004
My brother A. D.
has informed me
970
01:03:07,037 --> 01:03:11,045
of some inequalities
and discrimination
971
01:03:11,078 --> 01:03:12,749
in housing and development.
972
01:03:12,782 --> 01:03:15,286
What inequalities
do he see?
973
01:03:15,320 --> 01:03:18,359
Well, limited housing
for blacks on one side
974
01:03:18,393 --> 01:03:20,965
while the whites are given
the ability to live free.
975
01:03:20,998 --> 01:03:23,336
[Mahalia, laughing] That sounds
just like New Orleans.
976
01:03:23,369 --> 01:03:25,741
On one side of the street,
you have the haves,
977
01:03:25,775 --> 01:03:27,645
and on the other,
you have the have-nots.
978
01:03:27,679 --> 01:03:31,753
The only difference is,
our black brothers
and sisters in this city
979
01:03:31,787 --> 01:03:34,224
deserve to live
the same freedoms
980
01:03:34,258 --> 01:03:36,228
as our white
brothers and sisters.
981
01:03:36,262 --> 01:03:40,003
Why does everything for us
have to be so hard?
982
01:03:40,036 --> 01:03:42,975
Because we're not marching
for just us.
983
01:03:43,009 --> 01:03:45,447
We're marching
for those men and women
984
01:03:45,480 --> 01:03:48,821
who managed up the confidence
to walk off that bus.
985
01:03:48,854 --> 01:03:50,858
Men and women.
986
01:03:50,891 --> 01:03:54,398
Who may not understand
the magnitude of what
they're about to face.
987
01:03:54,431 --> 01:03:58,674
We're faced with the task
of educating them.
988
01:03:58,707 --> 01:04:00,511
Raising up a new generation,
989
01:04:00,544 --> 01:04:02,915
young minds that will embrace
990
01:04:02,949 --> 01:04:05,086
the potential
of new possibilities.
991
01:04:05,120 --> 01:04:08,292
Martin, young minds
lack the patience we once had.
992
01:04:08,326 --> 01:04:11,465
-[Martin] Hah.
-It's like they want
everything now.
993
01:04:11,499 --> 01:04:13,369
With perseverance,
994
01:04:13,403 --> 01:04:15,674
they'll get it.
995
01:04:15,708 --> 01:04:18,212
Equal housing will be a luxury
996
01:04:18,246 --> 01:04:21,385
future generations
will take for granted.
997
01:04:37,985 --> 01:04:41,693
You've all been called
for a magnificent moment.
998
01:04:41,727 --> 01:04:44,331
[shouting]
999
01:04:45,801 --> 01:04:47,204
Today in this place,
1000
01:04:47,237 --> 01:04:50,778
we will be visited by history.
1001
01:04:50,811 --> 01:04:54,251
I'm not gonna lie to you today.
1002
01:04:54,284 --> 01:04:57,257
You'll be met with some of
the most vicious acts of hatred
1003
01:04:57,290 --> 01:05:00,631
some of you
have ever encountered.
1004
01:05:00,664 --> 01:05:02,935
But remember
what brought you here...
1005
01:05:04,506 --> 01:05:07,344
what your reasons were
for braving those fears
1006
01:05:07,377 --> 01:05:11,485
that paralyze most
yet rose you up
from your complacency.
1007
01:05:11,520 --> 01:05:13,991
[shouting indistinctly]
1008
01:05:14,024 --> 01:05:17,999
Freedom is what
we seek here today.
1009
01:05:18,032 --> 01:05:21,372
The call for something that
is greater than ourselves.
1010
01:05:23,744 --> 01:05:25,213
There are moments in your life
1011
01:05:25,246 --> 01:05:29,421
where you must make a decision,
a formidable decision.
1012
01:05:29,455 --> 01:05:34,131
The decision is not
whether we move forward,
we know we must move.
1013
01:05:34,164 --> 01:05:37,872
The decision is whether
we move with the force
and strength powerful enough
1014
01:05:37,905 --> 01:05:43,951
to shatter the very stones
of hatred that have
surrounded us on all sides.
1015
01:05:43,984 --> 01:05:46,188
It's a lonely walk.
1016
01:05:46,222 --> 01:05:48,326
It'll try the very center
of your heart
1017
01:05:48,359 --> 01:05:50,296
and resound
in the depths of your souls,
1018
01:05:50,330 --> 01:05:55,206
yet we find heart knowing
we travel this journey
not alone.
1019
01:05:56,576 --> 01:06:01,218
For God is with us
on this journey towards justice.
1020
01:06:01,252 --> 01:06:04,792
God is not just
in the first step,
he's in the last step.
1021
01:06:04,826 --> 01:06:07,397
And his step is eternal...
1022
01:06:07,430 --> 01:06:10,403
and will carry us
toward freedom.
1023
01:06:10,436 --> 01:06:11,940
[protestors] Amen.
1024
01:06:11,973 --> 01:06:14,344
[man] That's right.
1025
01:06:14,378 --> 01:06:16,315
All right.
1026
01:06:16,348 --> 01:06:17,652
Let's go.
1027
01:06:22,260 --> 01:06:25,033
Mahalia, can you explain
to your fans
1028
01:06:25,066 --> 01:06:28,874
the intricate friendship you had
1029
01:06:28,907 --> 01:06:33,951
with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
1030
01:06:33,984 --> 01:06:35,486
Martin.
1031
01:06:35,521 --> 01:06:38,092
Martin...
1032
01:06:38,125 --> 01:06:41,232
he wasn't just a treasure
to the world...
1033
01:06:41,265 --> 01:06:44,572
he was a treasure to me.
1034
01:06:44,606 --> 01:06:47,712
He was an icon, and...
1035
01:06:47,745 --> 01:06:49,214
even before I met him,
1036
01:06:49,248 --> 01:06:52,187
I knew God himself
had sent him here
1037
01:06:52,220 --> 01:06:54,091
to heal this world.
1038
01:06:54,124 --> 01:06:57,130
But when did you realize
you would become
1039
01:06:57,163 --> 01:06:59,669
a pivotal part of the movement?
1040
01:06:59,702 --> 01:07:01,973
Oh, I knew early on.
1041
01:07:02,007 --> 01:07:04,679
God spoke it to me.
1042
01:07:04,712 --> 01:07:09,656
Martin would share his dreams
for this world.
1043
01:07:09,689 --> 01:07:12,628
He wanted us to be united.
1044
01:07:12,662 --> 01:07:14,666
He wanted us to be one.
1045
01:07:14,699 --> 01:07:17,705
[piano playing "Joshua
Fit the Battle of Jericho"]
1046
01:07:22,080 --> 01:07:25,688