Marian Anderson’s life was filled with moments where she was told “no” because of her race — but that didn’t stop her.

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) had a voice that came along "once in a hundred years." When one of Anderson's teachers first heard her sing, the ...

Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt ... when I was weary of singing and singers, and when a tall calm girl poured out ‘Deep River' in the twilight and made ...

Worshippers gathered Sunday at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church to celebrate the legacy of pioneering opera singer and civil rights leader Marian Anderson. Anderson was a lifelong member of ...