Mary D. Williams
Mary D. Williams is a gospel singer, civil rights historian, and former adjunct professor at Duke University. She has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art and lives in Garner, North Carolina.
Books by Mary D. Williams

Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer
Timothy B. Tyson, Mary D. Williams
Hardback, 2026
“Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer of her time and an overlooked leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Her voice seemed born of heaven.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer
Timothy B. Tyson, Mary D. Williams
E Book
“Mahalia Jackson was the greatest gospel singer of her time and an overlooked leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Her voice seemed born of heaven.” – Henry Louis Gates Jr.



