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Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia

Most of my thoughtsare unlearned, but I, um-- then to put it plainly-- "to she who...

Most of my thoughts
are unlearned, but I, um-- then to put it plainly-- "to she who knocks,
it will open." my calling often
brings me to chicago

Full Transcript

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Most of my thoughts are unlearned, but I, um--
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then to put it plainly--
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"to she who knocks, it will open."
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my calling often brings me to chicago.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:50
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, music
Production
Rock’n Robin Productions,Lincoln Square Productions,Lifetime,Front Street Pictures

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Movie Summary

The story of the New Orleans-born crooner who began singing at an early age and went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history, melding her music with the civil rights movement.
Well, clearly, I ain't hard to find, reverend. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
Well, clearly, I ain't hard to find, reverend.
[hushed] lord knows, if I wasn't baptized, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:06
[hushed] lord knows, if I wasn't baptized,
[ladies laughing] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
[ladies laughing]
What--? Wait, uh, uh-- what's that station again? - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
What--? Wait, uh, uh-- what's that station again?
[hangs receiver up] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
[hangs receiver up]
[radio crackles as she tunes into station] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:09
[radio crackles as she tunes into station]
Since I heard this song the other day, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:06
Since I heard this song the other day,
It's from a woman on the south side - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
It's from a woman on the south side
Her name is mahalia jackson, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:10
Her name is mahalia jackson,
[chuckles] I am not a religious man, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:06
[chuckles] I am not a religious man,
[squealing] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
[squealing]
You said in your word - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
You said in your word
[exhales deeply] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:08
[exhales deeply]
Before this song became a hit, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:15
Before this song became a hit,
"mahalia" was the name of one of my aunts. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:04
"mahalia" was the name of one of my aunts.
She was a girl of the slave days, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:08
She was a girl of the slave days,
Uh... Jubilee is a burst of freedom, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:07
Uh... Jubilee is a burst of freedom,
I, for one, - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:08
I, for one,
[laughs, scoffing] - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
[laughs, scoffing]
That's the one I'm stuck with, it's as real as it gets. - Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 00:05
That's the one I'm stuck with, it's as real a...