What accomplishments did Marian Anderson make?

Answer 1

Marian Anderson's accomplishments include:

• She was born with a gift and was self-taught in music.
• Her first break was winning first prize in a competition sponsored by the New York Philharmonic.
• Marian sang at Carnegie Hall in 1928.
• She studied in Europe and had a successful singing tour there.
• She sang at the White House in 1939 at the invitation of the Roosevelts as the entertainment for a state visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
• She was the first African-American to sing at the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955 and 1956.
• She sang at the Presidential inaugurations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and of John F. Kennedy.
• She was a delegate to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.