Marian Anderson
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ODragon
N 39° 56.575 W 075° 10.468
18S E 485095 N 4421436
World-renowned contralto...
Waymark Code: WM6K4
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/26/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member The Leprechauns
Views: 28

World-renowned contralto. As a child she sang in this church. Toured Europe & U.S. starting in the 1930s. Her concert at the Lincoln Memorial, 1939, drew 75,000 people. First African-American in Metropolitan Opera, 1955. Delegate to UN, 1958. Died 1993.
Marker Name: Marian Anderson

County: Philadelphia

Date Dedicated: 01/01/1993

Marker Type: City

Location: Union Baptist Church, 1910 Fitzwater St., Philadelphia

Category: African American,Women, Performers

Website: Not listed

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