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Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.Entry/Object ID
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Anderson, Marian 1897-1993.
Marian Anderson was a renowned classical singer who, despite numerous setbacks, became a singing sensation, a voice of the Civil Rights Movement, and the winner of the first ever Presidential Medal of Freedom and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Selected contents: Her tie to Jax is a historic 1952 performance she gave at the Duval County Armory. The concert was the first in modern Florida history that could boast of an integrated audience. She refused to sing at the segregated show and the management council allowed a mixed audience after initially refusing.
Available at JHS Archives Library vertical files area.
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Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993., Concerts -- Florida -- Jacksonville., African Americans -- Civil rights -- 1950-1960., Armory (Jacksonville, Fla. : 1453 Morse)., Jacksonville Area Music Museum (JAMM).Publication Details
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Vertical files JAMM Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.