King! Jackson!
February 16, 2025
2:00PM - 3:30PM
St. Paul A.M.E Zion Church | 2393 East 55th Street | Cleveland, OH 44104
AFM Local 4 is sponsoring the first of two performances of King! Jackson! - a story of friendship between gospel singer Mahalia Jackson and Martin Luther King and how it influenced the "I Have a Dream" Speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963.
Hosted by Ron 'The Jazz Man' Davis and Evelyn Wright
Performances by Pat Harris as Mahalia Jackson
Vocalists Meryl Johnson and Tony Dial
Musical Director/Pianist Ed Ridley
Billy Artis/Guitar, Ray DeForest/Bass, Ricky Exton/Drums