PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Renovations have been completed to the historic home of opera singer Marian Anderson, who made ...

Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, today a museum dedicated to her artistic and civil rights legacy. Gowns, sheets of music and ...

Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anderson was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8 ... Because she was Black, however, her initial prospects as a concert singer in this country were sharply limited, and her ...

Let us know! After five years of large-scale renovations, the Marian Anderson Historical Society & Museum in South Philadelphia opened its doors to visitors Saturday. The rowhouse, where the famous ...