One Woman's Voice Broke the Color Barrier #marian anderson #history

Slovenské hokejové legendy 🇸🇰 Šatan, Bondra, Chára, Demitra, Slafkovský PRE SLOVENSKO

Marian Anderson #history #africanamericanculture #africanamericanhistory

Taylor relives her emotional breakthrough moment on the island #ReturnToVirginIsland

Proof you can feel second-hand awkwardness #VirginIsland

Sometimes the work just speaks for itself #engineering #VirginGalactic #space

On this day, Marian is the first Black woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.

On April 9, 1939, after being denied the use of every indoor auditorium in Washington, D.C., because of her race, world-renowned Black opera singer Marian Anderson instead performed for an audience gathered outside the Lincoln Memorial. Ms. Anderson, a contralto, had been invited to sing at the nation’s capital on this day as part of a concert series hosted by Howard University. Because Ms. Anderson was already well known at the time, having spent years touring in Europe and the U.S., the univer

Did Marian Anderson Sing at the Lincoln Memorial? 🎶 #History