2. Marian Anderson By Ashley Salk

3. Little Marian Marina was born on February 27, 1897 in her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home. Sadly, she was born during segregation, and that set her dreams back thousands of miles In January 1910 her father died because a month earlier he took a blow to the head and developed a tumor, he lived till the next year

4. International Superstar On Easter Sunday, 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial for a free concert of a diverse crowd On Easter Sunday, 1939, Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial for a free concert of a diverse crowd Marian also got Married to Orpheus Fisher, sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, went to Europe, sang at the Constitution Hall again, sang for the president, and did one of Verdi’s Opera, She was Ulrica. Marian also got Married to Orpheus Fisher, sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, went to Europe, sang at the Constitution Hall again, sang for the president, and did one of Verdi’s Opera, She was Ulrica.

5. They All Loved Marian Marian’s Husband,Orpheus “king” Fisher died at the age of 85 years old. Marian and him were married for 40 long,glorious years Marian eventually became to old to live by herself,so she moved in with her nephew, James DePreist and his wife, in Portland Oregon Marian died at the age of 96 on April 8, 1993 at her nephew’s house