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February 12 - 17, 2025

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MARIAN ANDERSON: THE WHOLE WORLD IN HER HANDS

By Rita Coburn

IN PERSON ONLY.

Born in 1897, a granddaughter of enslaved Americans became an international singing star and inspiration for America’s civil rights movement. The support family, church,community, tours and performances lead her to Europe in the late ‘20s where her extraordinary four-octave range featuring both European classical music and Negro spirituals earned her international acclaim. Denied a Washington, DC performance at The Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall in 1939, Anderson delivered an iconic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to an unprecedented integrated audience of 75,000.

In 1955, Anderson became the first African American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera. A Goodwill Ambassador for the U.S. State Department and alternate delegate to the United Nations, she also enjoyed a marriage postponed for more than 20 years. Exiting the limelight, she gives back to the community that birthed her talent, until her death in 1993.

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Title

MARIAN ANDERSON: THE WHOLE WORLD IN HER HANDS

Director

Rita Coburn

Country

United States

Year

2022

Category

Documentary Feature

Duration

113

Language

English

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