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In 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. #MarianAnderson

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In 1955, singer Marian Anderson made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera. #MarianAnderson

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In 1993, singer Marian Anderson died in Portland, OR, at age 96. #MarianAnderson

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In 1939, Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, after the black singer was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. #MarianAnderson

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