By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Erich Auerbach/Getty Images Marian Anderson (pictured), a multi-award-winning contralto, was one of the initial recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 2, 1978. Anderson was born on February 27, 1897. She was the first Black singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. In 1939, the […]
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