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    When Mahalia Sings

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    “We used to gather in the high window of the holiness church and, tip-toe, look in and laugh at the dresses…”

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    Quandra PrettymanQuandra Prettyman
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    African American Registry

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    WHEN MAHALIA SINGS by Quandra Prettyman.

    We used to gather in the high window of the holiness church and, tip-toe, look in and laugh at the dresses, too small on the ladies, and how wretched they all looked-an old garage for a church, for pews, old wooden chairs. It seemed a lame excuse for a church.

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    WHEN MAHALIA SINGS by Quandra Prettyman.
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