When They Told Her She Didn't Belong
In 1939, Marian Anderson was one of the greatest contraltos the world had ever heard. Conductor Arturo Toscanini declared she possessed "a voice heard once...
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In 1939, Marian Anderson was one of the greatest contraltos the world had ever heard. Conductor Arturo Toscanini declared she possessed "a voice heard once in a hundred years." Yet when she sought to perform at Constitution Hall in Washington, D. C. , the Daughters of the American Revolution refused her — because of the color of her skin. They had the power to close a building.…
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