Marian Anderson

by Jane Sutcliffe

Overview

True or False: Marian Anderson was the first black person to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

True! On January 7, 1955 Marian Anderson had her big night. The audience applauded for five minutes before she could start her song.

-She became famous in Europe before she was well known in the United States.
-She sang before 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, 1939.
-She opened many opportunities for other African American singers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760786437
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	12/25/2007
Series:	History Maker Bios Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.19(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Jane Sutcliffe has written numerous books for children. For Lerner she has written the History Makers Bios titles Paul Revere, Amelia Earhart, Chief Joseph, Juan Ponce de León, George S. Patton Jr., and others. Her On My Own Biographies titles include Helen Keller and Jesse Owens.

Table of Contents

Introduction     5
The Girl in the Choir     6
Miss 44A     13
Marian Fever     20
Easter Sunday 1939     28
What She Had Was Singing     36
Timeline     44
Now Appearing at Constitution Hall...     45
Further Reading     46
Websites     46
Select Bibliography     47
Index     48