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07/01/1955 Marian Anderson breaks barriers for black artists

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Marian Anderson canta Un ballo in Maschera

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Marian Anderson - Ave Maria

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Marian Anderson Sings at Lincoln Memorial

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Death and life history of Marian Anderson

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Marian Anderson - Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

Marian Anderson becomes the first black person to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Her performance as Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the Met was the only time she sang an opera role on stage.
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