Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera - Jan. 7, 1955

Marian Anderson became the first Black performer to take the stage at the Metropolitan Opera on this day in 1955. There's more in the August 1, 2011 episode of Stuff You Missed in History Class, "Marian Anderson - The Lady from Philadelphia."

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