Marian+Anderson

 ::Marian Anderson:: “Music can be more than a source of entertainment, it can truly change the world.” Marian Anderson is best known for being the first African American to sing at the Lincoln Memorial. Born: February, 27 1897 She was born on February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When she was six, she joined the junior choir at a Baptist Church. After her father died, her mother raised the three daughters as a single parent. Anderson was 15 when she took her first formal music lesson. In high school, she sang with the all-black Philadelphia Choral Society.