Marian anderson biography from birth to death
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Marian Anderson
African-American contralto (1897–1993)
For other people with similar names, see Marion Anderson (disambiguation).
Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993)[1] was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throughout the United States and Europe between 1925 and 1965.
Anderson was an important figure in the struggle for African American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. In 1939, during the period of racial segregation, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) refused to allow Anderson to sing to an integrated audience in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The incident placed Anderson in the spotlight of the international community on a level unusual for a classical musician. With the aid of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her husband, P
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Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia on Feburary 27, 1897. She lived with her mother and sisters because her father died when she was very young. Her mother became a cleaning woman to support the family. They were very poor, so Marian got a job washing steps. She was always interested in music and began singing at a very young age.When she was six, she began singing in the Union Baptist Church. When she was eighteen she applied to music school, but they would not accept her because she was colored.
Marian (center) with her mother and sisters.
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Marian Anderson
(1897-1993)
Who Was Marian Anderson?
Singer Marian Anderson displayed vocal talent as a child, but her family could not afford to pay for formal training. Members of her church congregation raised medel for her to attend a music school for a year, and in 1955 she became the first African American singer to perform as a member of the storstads- Opera in New York City.
Early Years
Anderson was born on February 27, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The oldest of three girls, Anderson was just 6 years old when she became a choir member at the Union Baptist Church, where she earned the nickname "Baby Contralto." Her father, a coal and ice dealer, supported his daughter's musical interests and, when Anderson was eight, bought her a piano. With the family unable to afford lessons, the prodigious Anderson taught herself.
At the age of 12, Anderson's father died, leaving her mother to raise her three still-young girls. His death, however, did not s