Cover image for The voice that challenged a nation : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights / by Russell Freedman.
TITLE:
The voice that challenged a nation : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights / by Russell Freedman.
Publication Date:
2004
Publication Information:
New York : Clarion Books,
Physical Description:
114 p. : ill.
Summary:
In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights movement of the time.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780618159765