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Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
2005 Sibert Medal Winner
A 2005 Newbery Honor Book
"A voice like yours," celebrated conductor Arturo Toscanini told contralto Marian Anderson, "is heard once in a hundred years." This 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...