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

In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights mo...

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Main Author: Freedman, Russell
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, c2004.
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Anderson, Marian, > 1897-1993 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Contraltos > Biography > Juvenile.
African American singers > Biography > Juvenile.
African Americans > Civil rights > Juvenile nonfiction.
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245 1 4 |a The voice that challenged a nation :  |b Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights /  |c by Russell Freedman. 
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300 |a 114 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 26 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103), discography (p. 105-106), and index. 
505 0 |a 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." 
520 |a In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights movement of the time. 
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