Marian+Anderson,+African+American+Singer+and+Civil+Rights+Activist

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[[image:Quill_and_ink.png]]Biographical Resources

 * Marian Anderson: Musical Icon**


 * Biography from the Marian Anderson Official Website**


 * [[image:Multimedia.png link="@https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6YNXxwniiU"]]Marian Anderson Biography on YouTube**

Marian Anderson was the first African American to perform at the New York Metropolitan Opera.

My Lord, What a Morning: An Autobiography by Marian Anderson

Performance at the Lincoln Memorial (April 9, 1939)
Denied a Stage, She Sang for the Nation

Marian Anderson Sings at the Lincoln Memorial from the Robert Jackson Center on YouTube

A Photo Essay on the Lincoln Memorial Concert

Four Years After Marian Anderson Sang at the Lincoln Memorial, D.A.R. Finally Invited Her to Perform at Constitution Hall


 * An Incident In Contemporary American Life Mural**

The mural by Mitchell Jamieson depicts Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert in 1939. It was completed in 1942.

It is located in the basement of the Department of the Interior.

Westwood (Massachusetts) Student Wins Recognition for Forgotten Civil Rights Mural