Marian Anderson, A Musical Icon | Episode 122
Photograph of Marian Anderson in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Marianne Anderson was considered one of the best musicians of her time. She performed across Europe, where she became a massive celebrity, and once the Third Reich began to gain steam, she returned to America to perform in her home country. She was also a Black woman singing opera during Jim Crow - which meant she had to fight twice as hard to earn half the respect of peers with a fraction of her talent. She had many triumphs throughout her life and her voice and legacy remain renowned and acclaimed to this day.
Sources:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/eleanor-anderson/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-marian-anderson-became-iconic-symbol-equality-180972898/ - Alicia Ault
https://www.npr.org/2014/04/09/298760473/denied-a-stage-she-sang-for-a-nation - Susan Stamberg
Wikipedia
Ave Maria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GksRp42s3S8&t=98s
My Country Tis of Thee - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAONYTMf2pk
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRGZrv0Hl6k
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