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The Voice that Challenged a Nation by Russell Freedman

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The Voice that Challenged a Nation

Author
Russell Freedman
Narrator
Sharon Washington
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publish Date
2 May 2008
Run Time
2 hours 20 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
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Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, The Voice That Challenged a Nation is an inspiring biography. In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.

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Author
Russell Freedman
Narrator
Sharon Washington
Duration
2 hours 20 minutes
Release Date
2 May 2008
ISBN
9781436134910
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Genre
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past

Synopsis

Winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, The Voice That Challenged a Nation is an inspiring biography. In the 1930s, black singer Marian Anderson was not allowed to perform at Constitution Hall. But with help from Eleanor Roosevelt, Anderson staged an amazing concert at the Lincoln Memorial and became an activist for civil rights.

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