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Feb 7, 2022 · Marian Anderson is a contralto and international singer that triumphed over racial prejudice and became an inspiration for America’s civil rights movement. Born in 1897, the granddaughter of...
Feb 15, 2022 · Best known for her concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, opera singer and civil rights pioneer Marian Anderson made history with these five groundbreaking achievements. 1. She...
Aug 27, 2019 · Classical singer Marian Anderson was one of the all-time greats — both as an artist, and as a cultural figure who broke down racial barriers. She is best known for performing at the Lincoln...
Marian Anderson: Voice of the Century. Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the magnitude of her talent moved him to tears.
May 13, 2020 · Marian Anderson, the legendary African American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall by the...
Mar 1, 2024 · More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day. Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years after her death. The pioneering Black contralto's name will now replace Verizon's on the Philadelphia Orchestra hall, a key cultural institution in the city she was born in in 1897.
Nov 5, 2021 · Marian Anderson: A Voice of Authenticity and Justice - The New York Times. A new box set explores the singer whose Lincoln Memorial concert was a 20th-century civil rights milestone. Share full...
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