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The voice that challenged a nation [sound recording] : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
Title:
The voice that challenged a nation [sound recording] : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
JLCTITLE245:
[sound recording] : by Russell Freedman.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2005.
Physical Description:
2 sound discs (2 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781419339738
General Note:
In container (17 cm.).
Title from container.
"Unabridged Biography"--Container.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Abstract:
In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.
Reading Level:
12 years and up.
Added Author:
Additional Physical Form Available:
Issued also on cassette.
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."
Performer:
Narrated by Sharon Washington.