Marian Anderson: Her voice became famous around the world
<p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Shirley">Shirley</span> <span word="Griffith">Griffith</span>.</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="TWO">TWO</span>:</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Ember">Ember</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="singer">singer</span> <span word="Marian">Marian</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>: "<span word="Wide">Wide</span> <span word="River">River</span>")</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span>:</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="silently">silently</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="presence">presence</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="minds">minds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hearts">hearts</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="deep">deep</span>, <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="finishes">finishes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="clap">clap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="song">song</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span>: <span word="Marian">Marian</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span>.</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="TWO">TWO</span>:</p><p><span word="Marian">Marian</span> <span word="Anderson">Anderson</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eighteen">eighteen</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>, <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Andersons">Andersons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Marian">Marian</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spirituals">spirituals</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="sang">sang</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="slaves">slaves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="VOICE">VOICE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span>:</p><p><span word="Marian">Marian</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="older">older</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="beautifully">beautifully</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Marian">Marian</span>'<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="piano">piano</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="she">she</span>.</p>
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