Marian Anderson

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civil rights activist contralto human singer

Marian Anderson was a renowned American contralto and civil rights figure whose groundbreaking performances challenged racial barriers in the arts and public life.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil rights activist → contralto → human → singer →
awardReceived	Congressional Gold Medal → Kennedy Center Honors → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Spingarn Medal → UN Peace Prize →
buriedIn	Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, United States →
collaboratedWith	Eleanor Roosevelt →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
date	1939-04-09 →
dateOfBirth	1897-02-27 →
dateOfDeath	1993-04-08 →
dateOfMarriage	1943 →
dateOfMetOperaDebut	1955-01-07 →
dateOfRetirementFromSinging	1965 →
educatedAt	Philadelphia Musical Academy → South Philadelphia High School for Girls →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Anderson →
fullName	Marian Anderson →
genre	classical music → spirituals →
givenName	Marian →
influencedBy	Roland Hayes →
languageSpoken	English →
memberOf	Daughters of the American Revolution (honorary member later in life) →
movement	civil rights movement →
notableAchievement	first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City →
notableEvent	Refusal by Daughters of the American Revolution to allow performance at Constitution Hall →
notableWork	1939 Lincoln Memorial concert → Autobiography "My Lord, What a Morning" →
occupation	concert artist → singer →
performedAt	Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. → Metropolitan Opera, New York City →
performedIn	Asia → Europe → South America →
placeOfBirth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Portland, Oregon, United States →
positionHeld	United States delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee → member of the board of the Metropolitan Opera →
recordLabel	RCA Victor →
religion	Christianity →
residence	Danbury, Connecticut, United States →
sexOrGender	female →
spouse	Orpheus H. Fisher →
voiceType	contralto →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marian Anderson →	fullName
Curtis Institute of Music →	hasNotableFaculty
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom →	hasParticipant
Spingarn Medal →	notableRecipient