{"product_id":"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","description":"Newbery Honor Book * Sibert Medal Winner\nCarefully researched and expertly told, this Newbery Honor and Sibert Medal-winning book is a moving account of the life of a talented and determined artist who left her mark on musical and social history. Through her story, Newbery Medal-winning author Russell Freedman illuminates the social and political climate of the day and an important chapter in American history. Notes, bibliography, discography, index.\n\"A voice like yours,\" celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini told contralto Marian Anderson, \"is heard once in a hundred years.\"\nThis insightful account of the great African American vocalist considers her life and musical career in the context of the history of civil rights in this country. Drawing on Anderson's own writings and other contemporary accounts, Russell Freedman shows readers a singer pursuing her art despite the social constraints that limited the careers of black performers in the 1920s and 1930s.\nThough not a crusader or a spokesperson by nature, Marian Anderson came to stand for all black artists—and for all Americans of color—when, with the help of such prominent figures as Eleanor Roosevelt, she gave her landmark 1939 performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, which signaled the end of segregation in the arts.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0618159762\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0618159762.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Freedman, Russell\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43883782439089,"sku":"RDV.0618159762.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_725855da-bcee-4083-94bf-6e1ed56bf2f1.jpg?v=1713720387","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-voice-that-challenged-a-nation-marian-anderson-and-the-struggle-for-equal-rights","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}