スミソニアン博物館のインスタグラム(smithsonian) - 7月11日 06時46分

Recognized as one of the greatest American singers of the 20th century, Marian Anderson might be best remembered for singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after segregationist policies barred her from theaters across Washington, D.C. She went on to become the first African American singer to perform at a presidential inauguration and to sign on as a soloist with New York City’s Metropolitan Opera.
But Anderson was also a diplomat, a civil rights icon and an inspiration to visual artists. And while her talent made it possible for her to break barriers for performers of color in an era of racial segregation, she was reluctant to speak directly about civil rights, preferring instead to serve as a role model for others.
This 1947 photograph of Anderson with Leonard Bernstein is by Ruth Orkin in our @smithsoniannpg, where “One Life: Marian Anderson” will be on view through May 17, 2020. #SmithsonianMusic #BecauseOfHerStory

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cloud_jumper007 @badhabit52 You can’t whitewash what people go through or what’s been done to them. If you had walked in her shoes then you would’ve known your comment was callous. Singing for Lincoln was an accomplishment BECAUSE of who she was and WHY she got to that point in the first place. She was continuously and famously banned from venues and partly due to those injustices she became a civil rights advocate. How do you just bypass that and say “she was simply a good singer”? Life experiences shape us into different facets - racism shapes people, both for the people who inflict it and most definitely the people who have to suck it up with a smile. Today’s people of color, singing for a president can be surely based on merit. That’s a beautiful thing DUE to Marian Anderson. You also have to understand - it’s the Smithsonian. Their job is to preserve history.

daanachmad @badhabit52 Her race is relevant considering the time she lived in. Successful despite the racism she constantly endured. Mentioning her race means acknowledging America's deeply racist past. Why does pointing out prejudice makes one divisive? Doesn't being prejudiced makes a person the divisive one?

jimrog It wasn’t just “theaters” she was banned from! She was supposed to sing at the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) convention. She sang at the Lincoln Memorial after they said she couldn’t sing where the convention was held. My grandmother resigned from her lifetime DAR membership in protest.

panzer_princess @badhabit52 because being the first to do something like sing for the incoming President is kind of a big deal, doubly so when she was barred from entering certain establishments to perform because of her skin colour

radarspics @badhabit52 that’s the stupidest thing I’ve read in a while. They didn’t make up her history - she lived it. Stop denying what happened in your country because it makes you feel bad.

badhabit52 @panzer_princess agreed it was noteworthy. But it doesn't do a damn thing but to divide us further by constantly promoting achievements based on race instead of merit imho

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