Marian Anderson
African-American contralto (1897–1993)
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Marian Anderson was an African-American contralto singer who lived from 1897 to 1993 and became one of the most celebrated voices of her time. She matters because she broke racial barriers in classical music during an era of segregation, becoming a powerful symbol of the Civil Rights movement through her extraordinary talent and dignified presence.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- My Lord What A Morning An Autobiography
- Valiant Thor's Unlimited Power of Prayer
- My Lord, what a morning (An Avon book)
- A piper plays
- Three nursery rhyme stories for movement
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Dead Side Manor: Prescription for Fear2021
- The Haunting of Malaga Inn — Paranormal Investigator2020
- Ghost Keepers of the Light2019
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1897-02-27
- Active to
- 1993-04-08
Gallery (12)
Connections
Categories
1897 births1993 deaths20th-century African-American women singers20th-century American women opera singersAfrican-American women opera singersAmerican contraltosBurials at Eden Cemetery (Collingdale, Pennsylvania)Classical musicians from PennsylvaniaCongressional Gold Medal recipientsEMI Classics and Virgin Classics artistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
