ISBN: 0761340025 9780761340027

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional

Page count: 48

<p>True or False? Marian Anderson once received a standing ovation before she even sang her song. True! On January 7, 1955 Marian Anderson was the first black person to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The audience applauded for five minutes before she could start singing.</p>