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The Stage She Never Expected - Illustration on courage | IllustrateTheWord

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The Stage She Never Expected

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In 1939, contralto Marian Anderson was already celebrated as one of the greatest singers in the world. Conductor Arturo Toscanini had declared hers "a voice...

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In 1939, contralto Marian Anderson was already celebrated as one of the greatest singers in the world. Conductor Arturo Toscanini had declared hers "a voice such as one hears once in a hundred years." But when her manager tried to book Constitution Hall in Washington, D. C. , the Daughters of the American Revolution refused — because she was Black.…

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