Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt, 30th Annual Conference, 1939. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anderson was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and ...

PHILADELPHIAPHILADELPHIA — Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson, whose name replaced Verizon on the Philadelphia Orchestra on Wednesday: Feb. 27, 1897 — Born in Philadelphia.

Worshippers gathered Sunday at Tindley Temple United Methodist Church to celebrate the legacy of pioneering opera singer and civil rights leader Marian Anderson. Anderson was a lifelong member of the ...

The “Faith, Music and Community” event hosted by the Marian Anderson Museum celebrates musical legend and her contributions to Philadelphia’s history. Young girls from the African American Stilt ...

“I am not a dazzler”: How Marian Anderson’s fashion legacy recast the role of opera... Fashion historian Raissa Bretaña explores how Anderson's sartorial choices "ultimately helped shape her persona ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Key events in the life ...