Training and performing, Marian made her European debut at the Paris Opera House in 1935. Marian Anderson, noted contralto, sings "The Star Spangled Banner" at the dedication of a mural ...

Philadelphia-born songstress Marian Anderson is having a moment in the spotlight ... after being barred from performing at Constitution Hall because she was Black. The museum’s CEO, Jillian Pirtle, ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8 ... Despite that acclaim, in 1939 the Daughters of the American Revolution banned her from performing at its Constitution Hall.

Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, today a museum dedicated to her artistic and civil rights legacy. Gowns, sheets of music and ...

Jordan Harris, City Council President Kenyatta Johnson, and Jillian Patricia Pirtle participate in the ribbon cutting of the The Marian Anderson Historical Society & Museum in South Philadelphia.