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Voice of Freedom

Turbulent Times Turned an Artist into a Hero

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On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.” Barred from performing in Constitution Hall because of her race, Anderson would sing for the American people in the open air. Hailed as a voice that “comes around once in a hundred years” by maestros in Europe and widely celebrated by both white and black audiences at home, her fame hadn’t been enough to spare her from the indignities and outright violence of racism and segregation.

Directed byRob Rapley

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Released
Runtime
2h 0m
Language
EN
Released
February 15, 2021
Studios
GBHAmerican Experience Films

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Narrator (voice)

Allida M. Black

herself

Angela Brown

herself

Lucy Caplan

herself

Alisha Lola Jones

herself

Adriane Lentz-Smith

herself

Carol Oja

herself

Jillian Patricia Pirtle

herself

Sharon Vriend Robinette

herself

Creative team
Directed by
Rob Rapley
Written by
Rob Rapley
Produced by
Emily L. Harrold
Rob Rapley

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