Black History Month

Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897

Marian Anderson died on April 8, 1999

What president did she perform for at their inauguration?

Marian Anderson retired in 1965

At the age of 15, Anderson's father died.

Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Marian was just 5 years old when she became a choir member at the Union Baptist Church

Much of Anderson's life would ultimately see her breaking down barriers for African-American performers

On rare occasions she narrated Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait

Alan Blyth said: "Her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty."