Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson had a natural talent for music. From childhood to adulthood, her talent only got better. She went from singing in her church choir to performing in front of the Lincoln Memorial. In this article I'll tell you more about her amazing life and what shaped her career. When Marian was young, she had a lot of musical talent, but her parents didn’t have enough money to pay for musical education. Her father believed in her dream, and once he had saved up enough money, he got her a piano. Even after he died, she was still determined to pursue her musical talent. When she was 6 she was taught by the church choir, and they helped raise money to get her music lessons. They were able to get her an experienced instructor by the name of Giuseppe Boghetti. She practiced singing in front of her family and stayed with the church choir, committed to her musical talent. Later in her life, she faced segregation and wasn’t allowed into Washington, D.C.’s Constitution Hall to p...