Marian Anderson was a famous Black opera singer who overcame racial discrimination to become a renowned performer. She was born in Philadelphia in 1897 and showed an early talent for singing, joining her church choir at age six. Despite facing racism that prevented her from performing with major opera companies, Marian gave a celebrated open-air concert on the Washington Mall in 1939 that drew a crowd of 75,000 people. She influenced the writer of this piece by pursuing her singing career despite barriers and showing the power of freedom and determination.

1. Marian Anderson My Hero
A great hero is Marian Anderson . She was rich,and had a wide-ranged voice.She is a very
famous singer.She was born on February 27,1897 in Philadelphia.
Marian had a sister,mom,and dad. When she was six, she joined the junior choir.Her father died after that. Her mother
raised three girls by herself.She became a hero because she stood up for herself.
Marian was a great singer,she sung a lot of songs. For example, Deep River, Silent Night,and a lot
of other songs. She sings jazz. People did not let her in the opera because she was black.She loved to sing.More than
75,000 of people came to hear marian anderson sing.Marian did a concert on Easter Sunday , 1939. Marian was
determined to succeed as a singer.
I chose her as a hero because she was able to sing in places African American people were not allowed to. Also she
sang a lot and made people happy. She made me happy.
She influenced me because she showed freedom.She showed awesomeness.Shes my hero because
she sang anyways.Shes a opera singer.I love opera singers.And I love to sing. She graduated in 1921.
Her teacher for singing is Mary S. Patterson.She is black,so who cares.Shes a great hero.She my great hero.
-hailey M W