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Voice of Freedom

02/15/2021

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2hrs 0min

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Documentary

Turbulent Times Turned an Artist into a Hero

STORY

On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.” Barred from performing in Constitution Hall because of her race, Anderson would sing for the American people in the open air. Hailed as a voice that “comes around once in a hundred years” by maestros in Europe and widely celebrated by both white and black audiences at home, her fame hadn’t been enough to spare her from the indignities and outright violence of racism and segregation.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Marian Anderson
  • Renée Elise Goldsberry
  • Allida M. Black
  • Angela Brown
  • Lucy Caplan

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • GBH
    • American Experience Films

      Production Countries

    • United States of America

    LANGUAGES

    • English

    Cast

    Marian Anderson

    Self (archive footage)

    Renée Elise Goldsberry

    Narrator (voice)

    Allida M. Black

    herself

    Angela Brown

    herself

    Lucy Caplan

    herself

    Alisha Lola Jones

    herself

    Adriane Lentz-Smith

    herself

    Carol Oja

    herself

    Jillian Patricia Pirtle

    herself

    Sharon Vriend Robinette

    herself

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