sentences:  In April 2014, Ledisi was cast to play Mahalia Jackson in the American historical drama film, "Selma", directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb and DuVernay.It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches led by James Bevel, Hosea Williams, and Martin Luther King, Jr.In the film and on the official film soundtrack, Ledisi sings "Take My Hand, Precious Lord".