In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution blocked classical singer Marian Anderson from singing in Constitution Hall. Upon hearing this, Eleanor Roosevelt and her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Marian Anderson to perform on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. This concert launched her success and she became an internationally known musician
she was the first afican American to sing as a major playor
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The first black woman or man to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City was Marian Anderson. She did this on January 7, 1955.
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson did not write any songs.
Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson was known for her famous singing. She first started at six years old at her baptist church.
Marian Anderson was the first black American to perform in the mepotliatian opera. Also she fought for what she believed in.
Marian Anderson has grandparents. One set of them is Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Anderson who were among the first freed black people to settle in Pennsylvania.
Marian Anderson when she sang the part of Ulrica in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera during 1955. She was also the first African-American to be named a permanent member of Metropolitan Opera Company.
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Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson
she was the first afican American to sing as a major playor
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto, a famous singer of spiritual and operatic music.
Marian was the first African American to perform for Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt.