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The voice that challenged a nation : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights

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  • Auteur: Freedman, Russell
    Contributor: Washington, Sharon
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2011
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    Copyrighted
    2005
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    In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.

    Contents:
    • 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."
    Sujet(s): African American singers | African Americans | Anderson, Marian | Biography | Civil rights | Contraltos | Juvenile literature | Singers | United States | Women
    Éditeur original: Prince Frederick, Md., [Prince Frederick, Md.], Recorded Books, [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Langue(s): English
    ISBN: 9781449892296
    Collection(s)/Series: Anti-Racist Resources