"She was Mahalia Jackson, the world's greatest gospel singer and the creator of a musical standard by which all would be judged.

"Narrated by Paul Winfield, Mahalia Jackson: The Power and The Glory follows the course of Mahalia's extraordinary life, from her humble beginnings as a sickly child singing in the churches of New Orleans, through her years in relative obscurity stubbornly refusing to adopt a more 'commercial' sound, to her breathrough with Columbia Records and her ascendancy to Carnegie Hall and the great stages of Europe. This presentation gives the viewer an unforgettable insight into Mahalia's character and the extent of her considerable accomplishments.