Editor: I applaud the decision of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia to rename Verizon Hall the Marian Anderson Hall. Anderson was a great contralto and a native of Philadelphia ...
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Marian Anderson: The opera singer who challenged segregation
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement. Untold ...
Feb. 27, 1897 — Born in Philadelphia. Early 1900s — By age of 6, Anderson gained attention for her voice in the African American Union Baptist Church choir in Philadelphia. She also performed with the ...
On June 8, the Philadelphia Orchestra hosted the Great Stages Gala honoring the memory of Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson was known as an American vocalist who performed a wide range of music, from ...
Marian Anderson, the renowned singer and civil rights icon who broke racial barriers in the arts and helped pave the way for other Black artists, is being honored in her hometown of Philadelphia. The ...
Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s namesake. The students learned America’s 21st president had signed the Chinese ...
Worshippers gathered Sunday at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church to celebrate the legacy of pioneering opera singer and civil rights leader Marian Anderson. Anderson was a lifelong member of the ...
Smithsonian Music interviews Curator Leslie Ureña, of the National Portrait Gallery, about the upcoming exhibition, “One Life: Marian Anderson.” Dr. Leslie Ureña & Kate Stein June 28, 2019 - May 17, ...
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