The voice that challenged a nation : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
(Book)
Published
New York : Clarion Books, [2004].
ISBN
0618159762, 9780618159765, 9781448757695
Lexile measure
1180L
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
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Batavia Public Library District - Juvenile Biography | JB Anderson, Marian | On Shelf | |
Bellwood Public Library - Juvenile Stacks | J B AND | On Shelf | |
Bellwood Public Library - Stacks | B AND | On Shelf | |
Bensenville SD#2 - Blackhawk Middle School - Nonfiction | 921 ANDERSON | On Shelf | |
Bensenville SD#2 - Johnson School - Nonfiction | 921 AND | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American singers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Anderson, Marian, -- 1897-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Contraltos -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Singers -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Juvenile literature.
Anderson, Marian, -- 1897-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Contraltos -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Literature.
Singers -- Juvenile literature.
Women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
More Details
Published
New York : Clarion Books, [2004].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm
Language
English
ISBN
0618159762, 9780618159765, 9781448757695
Accelerated Reader
MG
Level 8.2, 3 Points
Level 8.2, 3 Points
Lexile measure
1180
Notes
General Note
Publishers vary.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-103), discography (pages 105-106), and index.
Description
In the mid-1930s, Marian Anderson was a famed vocalist who had been applauded by European royalty and welcomed at the White House. But, because of her race, she was denied the right to sing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. This is the story of her resulting involvement in the civil rights movement of the time. "A voice like yours, " celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini told contralto Marian Anderson, "is heard once in a hundred years." This insightful account of the great African American vocalist considers her life and musical career in the context of the history of civil rights in this country. Drawing on Anderson's own writings and other contemporary accounts, Russell Freedman shows readers a singer pursuing her art despite the social constraints that limited the careers of black performers in the 1920s and 1930s. Though not a crusader or a spokesperson by nature, Marian Anderson came to stand for all black artists--and for all Americans of color--when, with the help of such prominent figures as Eleanor Roosevelt, she gave her landmark 1939 performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which signaled the end of segregation in the arts.
Target Audience
1180L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,8.2,3.0,78566.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,6-8,7.3,7,Quiz: 36215,Guided reading level: Y.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,8.2,3,78566.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Freedman, R. (2004). The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights . Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018. 2004. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. Clarion Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freedman, Russell, 1929-2018. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights Clarion Books, 2004.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Freedman, Russell. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights Clarion Books, 2004.
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