Marian Anderson first found her voice in the choir ... Nationally, she kept breaking barriers: In 1955, she became the first Black singer to perform in a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera ...

Three years ago, fourth-graders at Chester A. Arthur Elementary School in South Philadelphia researched their school’s ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8 ... Because she was Black, however, her initial prospects as a concert singer in this country were sharply limited, and her ...

Five years after a burst pipe destroyed much of the late singer Marian Anderson's former Philadelphia home, her home has been restored and reopened. The museum highlights the life of Philadelphia ...