The Voice that Challenged a Nation

John Newbery Honor Book 2005
Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2005
ALA Best Book for Young Adults 2004
ALA Notable Children's Book 2004

The Voice that Challenged a Nation:  Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights by Russell Freedman.  Clarion Books, 2004.  114 p.  Biography Junior Book.

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Forbidden from performing in some concerts, an African-American woman broke barriers.

A contralto singer, Marian Anderson, was renowned abroad but was required to perform in separate venues in her home country, the U.S.A.  After years of discrimination, she began to require integration in her concerts.  Eventually she triumphed and her concerts were totally integrated which aided the Civil Rights struggle.