The Voice That Challenged a Nation
Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
New York : Clarion Books, [2004]
Format: Book
Description: 114 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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.
Contents:
Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939 -- Twenty-five cents a song -- A voice in a thousand -- Marian fever -- Banned by the DAR -- Singing to the nation -- Breaking barriers -- "What I had was singing."
Subjects:
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
Contraltos -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American singers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Singers -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
Contraltos -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American singers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Singers -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1180L
ISBN:
0618159762
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | St. Andrews Indoors | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson | Southeast | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Anderson, Marian | Southeast | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-103), discography (pages 105-106), and index.
John Newbery Medal Honor, 2005.
John Newbery Medal Honor, 2005.