Singer
Arts-Music
About This Innovation
considered 1 of the finest contraltos of her time; triumphed over racial prejudice & was an inspiration for America's civil rights movement; 1925 1st African-American to solo at the NY Philharmonic; 1951 required all her concerts be open to integrated audiences; 1955 1st African-American to appear on the main stage at the Metropolitan Opera; 1st American to perform at the Gandhi Memorial; 1961 sang at JFK's inauguration; 1963 sang at the March on Washington DC where Martin Luther King gave his I Have a Dream speech
The Invention
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Key Information
Category:
Arts-Music
Completion Status:
yes
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Co-Inventor:
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Patent Information
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Technical Specifications
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Collaboration
Co-Inventor: None
