The voice that challenged a nation : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights / by Russell Freedman.
By: Freedman, Russell.
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BookPublisher: New York : Clarion Books, c2004Description: 114 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 0618159762.Subject(s): Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 -- Juvenile literature | Contraltos -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African American singers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature | Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 | Singers | African Americans -- Biography | Women -- Biography | Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 | Singers -- Biography | African Americans -- Biography | Women -- BiographyDDC classification: 782.1/092 | B Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103), discography (p. 105-106) and index.
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Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin.
Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939 -- Twenty-five cents a song -- A voice in a thousand -- Marian fever -- Banned by the DAR -- Singing to the nation -- Breaking barriers -- "What I had was singing."
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