Sunday, June 30, 2024

#BlackMusicMonth Marion Anderson (1897 - 1993) lent her support to the civil rights movement, worked as a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, and was a Goodwill Ambassador for the United States Department of State.

 
Video of Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939. Live Performance

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