Once in a Hundred Years: The Life & Legacy of Marian Anderson
2020 · Released · 40 min
Marian Anderson, a young girl from South Philadelphia, armed with only a voice, fought to break down one of the most daunting barriers closed to black Americans in the 1930s—the classical music stage.
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