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

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  • Auteur: Freedman, Russell
    Contributor:

    Washington, Sharon

    Résumé:

    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."
    Genre: Juvenile nonfiction
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Recorded Books , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781449892296

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Washington, Sharon

Abstract

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.

Genre
Juvenile nonfiction
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Prince Frederick, Md.

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

Recorded Books

[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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