By Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR Classical singer Marian Anderson was one of the all-time greats — both as an artist, and as a cultural figure who broke down racial barriers. She is best known for performing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after she was denied permission to sing for an integrated audience at Washington’s DAR Constitution […]
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Marian Anderson: A Voice That Shattered Barriers | Philadelphia Magazine
Her powerful singing changed the world, and it all started downtown.
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New $5 bill will feature legendary opera singer Marian Anderson [Reported Earlier]
In the upcoming years, you may be able to look in your wallet and see Philadelphia’s own Marian Anderson on the back of a $5 bill.
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