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Voice of Freedom (2021)

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.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Marian AndersonMarian AndersonSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Renée Elise GoldsberryRenée Elise GoldsberryNarrator (voice)
  • Photo of Allida M. BlackAllida M. Blackherself
  • Photo of Angela BrownAngela Brownherself
  • Photo of Lucy CaplanLucy Caplanherself
  • Photo of Alisha Lola JonesAlisha Lola Jonesherself
  • Photo of Adriane Lentz-SmithAdriane Lentz-Smithherself
  • Photo of Carol OjaCarol Ojaherself
  • Photo of Jillian Patricia PirtleJillian Patricia Pirtleherself
  • Photo of Sharon Vriend RobinetteSharon Vriend Robinetteherself

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