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    In the silent neighborhood of Beall Avenue in Rockville, the alarm echoed for the fifth time to alert me that it was about five AM in the morning. It was June eighth, the day that I had been anticipating since I began ninth grade four years ago. High school graduation was finally here. My best friend and I got up quickly and started our day. Agnes applied foundation on my rough face and filled in my eyebrows. My lips were painted with rosy mauve and my smooth cheekbones illuminated. My hair was curled

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    “Marian’s Revolution,” Marian Anderson, with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, stands up against the DAR, and is eventually allowed to perform. Even though they were standing up for something they believed in, they did risk many things. Rosa Parks risked being arrested and was arrested because she stood up for equality, as well as Maran Anderson risking the same thing by performing at Constitution Hall even though she was barred from doing so. Rosa Parks is famous for not giving up her seat when

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    “Marian’s Revolution,” Marian Anderson, with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, stands up against the DAR, and is eventually allowed to perform. Even though they were standing up for something they believed in, they did risk many things. Rosa Parks risked being arrested and was arrested because she stood up for equality, as well as Maran Anderson risking the same thing by performing at Constitution Hall even though she was barred from doing so. Rosa Parks is famous for not giving up her seat when

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    “Marian’s Revolution,” Marian Anderson, with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt, stands up against the DAR, and is eventually allowed to perform. Even though they were standing up for something they believed in, they did risk many things. Rosa Parks risked being arrested and was arrested because she stood up for equality, as well as Maran Anderson risking the same thing by performing at Constitution Hall even though she was barred from doing so. Rosa Parks is famous for not giving up her seat when

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    Marian Anderson was an American contralto indeed ahead of her time in fact a music critic Alan Blyth said, ”her voice was a rich, vibrant contralto of intrinsic beauty.” She became an inspirational figure in the struggle for black artist to overcome racial prejudice in the united states during the mid-twentieth century. Marian was born February 27,1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two years before her sister Alice was born in 1899 and five years before her sister Ethel was born in 1902. Her father

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    toward paying for the lessons with Boghetti. While studying under Boghetti, Anderson entered a contest organized by the New York Philharmonic Society and won a chance to perform at the Lewisohn Stadium in New York. In 1928, she performed at Carnegie Hall for the first time and kicked off her European tour. Anderson performed around the country and through Europe thanks to the Julius Rosenwald Scholarship, acquiring fans from all over, among them King Gustav of Stockholm and King Christian of Copenhagen

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    Marian Anderson

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    Marian Anderson is remembered as one of the best American contraltos of all time. She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and also the first African American to sing with New York's Metropolitan Opera. Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia on Feb. 17, 1902. She never had much money, but she was happy. All of them, her mother, dad, and younger sisters Alyce and Ethel just liked to be together. One thing that may have been different from other childhood is that she

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    Successful classical soprano performer Leontyne Price was one of the first artists to benefit from Marian Anderson’s hard work and dedication. The day after Marian Anderson’s death, April 8th, 1993 Price discussed the ways in which Anderson was able to overcome obstacles while remaining consistently professional and keeping the high standards she set on her performances. Marian Anderson was born on February 27, 1897. She was considered one of the most celebrated African-American artists of the

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    Eleanor Roosevelt is the world’s First Lady and is an example for an authentic leader. She stood for women’s rights and for the social justice for the poor and disadvantaged. She worked to empower women to participate in voting and in political leadership (Davidson, 2014). As as an authentic leader, she knew the purpose of her work, established and maintained relationships, had values, self-discipline, and passion to her mission (Northouse, 2016, p. 197). Her purpose was to advance human rights

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    The New Deal Dbq

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    The New Deal also helped racial groups such as African Americans and Native Americans, but didn’t do very much for Mexican Americans and Asian Americans. African Americans were still struggling for civil rights, or, the rights guaranteed in the Constitution, especially voting and equal treatment under the law. Most African Americans had voted for Roosevelt, and through the help of him and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, a few improvements were made. One improvement was that Eleanor encouraged her husband

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