In 1939, Anderson gave a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. ... Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939.

Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years ... 1963 — Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson. March 8, 1977 — Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, ...

In the 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr. would follow, literally, in Anderson's footsteps. This tightly focused, richly textured narrative by acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault ...

Singer Marian Anderson appears at the Ladies' Home Journal's "Women of the Decade Awards in New York on Nov. 28, 1979. The pioneering Black contralto's name will now replace Verizon's on the ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years after her death. The pioneering Black contralto’s name will now replace Verizon’s on the Philadelphia Orchestra ...

Singer Marian Anderson is getting new recognition 30 years after her death. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation. Open Search. Clear icon. 80 ...

PHILADELPHIA — Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson, whose name replaced Verizon on the Philadelphia Orchestra on Wednesday:Feb. 27, 1897 — Born in Philadelphia.Early ...