February 27, 1897

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Marian Anderson

• February 27, 1897
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Died 1993 in Portland, Oregon

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Family Background

• Siblings- Oldest of 3 sisters
• Parents- John and Anna Anderson
• Her dad was a loader at the Reading Terminal
  Market
• Her mom was a teacher in Virginia
• Her dad, died from a wound to the head that he
  received while at work
• It was hard for them all when he died, because
  soon after they moved in with Johns parents and
  Anna found a job cleaning, laundering and
  scrubbing floors.

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Education

• Attended William Penn High School
• She was focusing on a commercial career until she
  decided music was her passion, so she transferred
  to a South Philadelphia High School. From there
  on she focused on singing frequently, often at
  her school assemblies.
• She graduated High School at 18
• She applied many times at a music school, but in
  the end was coldly rejected because of her color.

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Career

• She became a singer at an early age.
• In fact her first gig was at a local Baptist
  church in which her family went to.
• She joined the junior choir when she was only 6.
• They nicknamed her The Baby Contralto.
• Her father bought a piano when she was just 8 and
  because they couldnt afford any lessons for her,
  she taught herself.

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Why so Famous?

• She sang for Eleanor Roosevelt who later resigned
  from the Daughters of the American Revolution to
  help her.
• After that she sang at tons of different places.
• It still wasnt easy though.

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Her impact on U.S History

• She was One of the first African Americans to
  sing in front of the First Lady.
• Because she was an African American her singing
  career was difficultbut that didnt stop her.

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Marian Anderson
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MARIAN ANDERSON!
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By Mariah Ishman Alyssa Reigle