Marian Anderson concert advertisement

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Marian Anderson concert advertisement, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Marian Anderson concert advertisement, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection contains a single concert advertisement for a segregated show for Marian Anderson. The advertisement reads: S. Hurok presents Marion Anderson "The Great American Singer" at the Mosque Theater. The ad also lists separate seating prices for white and black individuals.

Biographical / historical:

The document advertises a concert performance by Marian Andersom on Friday November 22, 1947 at 8:30 PM at the Mosque Theater. The audience was segregated with Black audience members being restricted to the Mezzanine and Balcony seating.

Marian Anderson was an American contralto and figure in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1955, Anderson became the first African American woman to perform at the Metropolitan Opera. Anderson performed at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Anderson recieved numerous awards including the first Presidental Medal of Freedom.

Arrangement:

The marian Anderson concert advertisement is arranged by item.

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