Marian Anderson (1897 – 1993)
Marian Anderson was an American opera singer who was an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. Anderson was the first African-American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. When refused private performing space in Washington, D.C., she instead performed before thousands in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
Marian Anderson was an American opera singer who was an important figure in the struggle for African-American artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century. Anderson was the first African-American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. When refused private performing space in Washington, D.C., she instead performed before thousands in front of the Lincoln Memorial.