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Jim Crow in the 1930s: Marian Anderson and Our Nation's Capital

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In 1939 Marian Anderson an African-American opera singer was prevented from singing to an integrated audience at Constitution Hall. At the time, Washington DC was a segregated city but didn't have the "Whites Only" signs familiar in the...
Instructional Video2:42
Curated Video

Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation

9th - Higher Ed
When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution – her Lincoln Memorial performance made her an icon of the Civil Rights Movement.
Instructional Video
A&E Television

Biography: Singers

9th - 10th
An extensive collection of video biographies of popular singers, present and past, from all musical genres. Each article includes its citation in several formats. (Note: Some entries have 'Singer' in their names but are not actual singers.)