"Artist Anderson" and "Singer Anderson" frequently being used. This type of treatment was symptomatic of the pervasive racism of the time. It finally came to a head in 1939 when Marian's manager ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

She was the first African American to perform on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera, the first African American artist ...

By Eileen Travers Marian Anderson, one of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, performed at the United Nations and also represented her ...

so many people need to be invited and welcomed in a place called Marian Anderson Hall where they find arts programming and artists who confirm their dignity and offer works of art reflecting their ...