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The voice that challenged a nation : : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights
| Title | The voice that challenged a nation : : Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights |
| Names | Freedman, Russell. |
| Book Number | BR017397 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Braille |
| Download Link | Volume 1. |
| Annotation | Recounts the life of African American singer Marian Anderson and her "once-in-a-hundred-years" voice. Describes her Philadelphia childhood, intense training, successful career in Europe, triumphant return to America, and setbacks caused by racial discrimination. Highlights Anderson's successful 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance. For grades 6-9 and older readers. Newbery Honor, Sibert Medal. 2004. |
| Local Subject | Juvenile Book - JU |
| Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Music & Dance - MAD | |
| Arts & Architecture - ART | |
| Award-Winning Children's Books - AWJ | |
| Young Adult Book - YA | |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Biography & Autobiography - BIO | |
| Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN | |
| Black Interest - BLK | |
| Biography - Musicians, Singers & Dancers - BIM | |
| Biography - Notable Women - BIW | |
| Young Adult Interest - YAI | |
| Award-Winning Young Adult Books - AWY | |
| Audience Notes | For grades 6-9. |
| Award winner. |
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| LC Subject | African American singers - Biography - Juvenile literature |
| African Americans - Biography - Juvenile literature |
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| African Americans - Civil rights - Juvenile literature |
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| Contraltos - United States - Biography - Juvenile literature |
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| Singers - Juvenile literature |
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| Women - Biography - Juvenile literature |
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| Call Number | j782.1092 B JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2004 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2004 (Associated Services for the Blind, transcribing agency). |
| Original Publication | Transcription of: New York : Clarion Books, c2004. 0618159762 |