Marian Anderson
Rose above adversity.
"It was something that just had to be done. I don't think I had much say in choosing it. I think music chose me."
Thesis Statement
She rose above all adversities to perform, believe, and take a stand for all those who would come after her.
Biography
- World famous opera singer
- Born in Philadelphia
- Sang on steps of Lincoln Memorial
- First African Americanartist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera
- Became a symbol of Civil Rights Movement
Event Information
Lincoln Memorial
Marian was invited to sing by Eleanor Roosevelt. She sang "America the Beautiful," "O mio Fernando," "Ave Maria", "Gospel Train," "Trampin'," and "My Soul Is Anchored in the Lord," and encore was "Nobody Knows the trouble I See".
"DVDs & BOOKS." National Film Preservation Foundation: Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert (1939). N.p., n.d. Web. 11 July 2016.
Freedman, Russell. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. New York: Clarion, 2004. Print.
When?
Sunday, Apr 9, 1939, 05:00 PM
Where?