Marian Anderson - Turning The Tables
Opera singer Marian Anderson performs on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Marian Anderson - Turning The Tables One of the 20th century's greatest classical singers, a paradigm-shifting musician across genres and a model and mentor who broke racial barriers.
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Marian Anderson's story reveals a longstanding legacy of black women amplifying black women's perspectives through the politics of concert performance. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
Marian Anderson is known more for two events than for the talents that made them possible. But there is more to be told, and so she asks us to listen again for who and what we know her to be. © Yousuf Karsh/http://karsh.org hide caption
Marian Anderson sings at the Lincoln Memorial, 1939. Even as her mink coat might have served practical purposes, it was also richly symbolic. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
An undated portrait of America contralto Marian Anderson at her home. London Express/Getty Images hide caption