Marian Anderson: Symbol Of Hope For African Americans Everywhere

Furthermore, in 1918, she also earned a privilege of achieving her Master’s Degree, in the field of music again from Chicago Musical College and thus, by gaining this feat, she became the first African American woman to achieve a Master's degree in the country of United

She was the first African American woman to sing as a part of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. In those two years of studying with Guiseppe, a contest organized by The New York Philharmonic Society, gave her the opportunity to sing at the Lewisohn Stadium. In 1928, she performed at Carnegie Hall, which soon led to her tour all around Europe. Marian was the first African American singer to be invited to sing for Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. In 1939, the singer came across an incident involving the Daughters of American Revolution, who denied her to use their Constitution Hall for a concert, simply because she was African American.

She belonged to two groups that were disseminated during this time, women and African Americans. Without people like her, the renaissance wouldn’t have meant much, she was one of the few who was willing to risk for the

This demonstrates the way she was mistreated and looked down on despite her remarkable talent and intelligence. If she had been a white man, she would probably be constantly

From the six civil rights leaders, I chose Betty Friedan and Stokely Carmichael. Friedan was a feminist that believed in the right of people to decide their sex. Carmichael was a prominent organizer that wanted to build a new society where whites moved away from racism and begin to focus on other problems in the U.S. such as education, economy, and political issues. I chose them because I wanted to research on minority groups and leaders. Everyone knows the famous leaders MLK and Malcolm X. Similar to the Battle at Gettysburg, everyone knows about the Pickett's Charge but not the other battle that took place.

Throughout her singing career, she has made many accomplishments. For one, she is best remembered for her contralto, or low singing voice. Anderson was the first African American to sing at the white house. She was also the first African American to sing with New York’s Metropolitan Opera. At the age of twenty-tree, Anderson entered a competition and won first place out of 300 contestants.

Sojourner Truth is amongst one of the most popular and inspirational African American female freedom fighters. Originally born Isabella, Sojourner Truth was separated from her family at young age due the structure of transatlantic slavery. She was a victim of harsh slavery, where her strength was exploited and she was subjects to extreme punishments. Even in the mist of her circumstance, she managed to find happiness through her four children which she had while enslaved; once she was freed she even successfully sued for the freedom of one of her children. Though Sojourner Truth never learned to read and write, she proved to that women were essential to the growth and development of the United Stated and African American people

Bessie expressed her feeling through her songs and music. Bessie was known to be strong women who suffered the obstacles of not only being black but for being a female black singer, which made her loved and admired by many people. I wanted to choose Bessie smith after I looked up the other two

She started singing in 1929 as a teenager at ‘Pod’s and Jerry’s’ a night club in Harlem, New York. Holiday was inspired and influenced by Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. Her vocal style was strongly inspired by jazz instrumentalists. She was mostly known for her improvisational skills and she had a voice that captured the attention of everyone in the room.

Dorothy height was born in Richmond Virginia on March 24, 1912. Height was a civil rights activist along with a women’s right activist. Over the span of her career height received more than 50 awards from varies local, state, and national organizations. Some her major awards that she received were; Presidential Citizens Medal in 1989, Spingarn Medal in 1993, Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, Jefferson Awards for Public Service in 2001, Heinz Awards in 2001, and Congressional Gold Medal in 2004. While height was fighting for social reforms for both genders she was mainly focused on reforms for African American women.

Many people admired her for her creative idea of adding other cultures in her music, so that she can connect with diverse

One of her most known songs is “Coal Miner’s Daughter”. There is also a movie called Coal Miner’s Daughter that is based on her life. There is also a book about her life called Coal Miner’s Daughter also. She was one of the first women to be in the country music business. Back then men ruled the music world pretty much and she carved the path for women to be a part of the fame.

Anne Moody was an african american girl born in Centreville Mississippi. Moody was the oldest of eight children in her family, this gave her a lot of responsibilities as she was growing up. She had to get a job at a very young age in order to provide a source of income for her single mother who had split up with her father. Despite all that she faced as she was growing up, Moody was a straight A student in school. She was a very bright young girl that always wanted to know a lot more about the things happening around her.

She was a multi-talented person as Toni Morrison, a friend and contemporary of Angelou, expressed: “She had 19 talents and used 10. And she was a real original.” (qtd, in Sherwell, 2014).

One famous composer of the 1800’s was Richard Wagner. “He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler.” (“Richard” 4) Wagner composed many works throughout his life, but was a very controversial composer due to the love he received from Adolf