BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Freedman, Russell. 2004. THE VOICE THAT CHALLENGED A NATION: MARIAN ANDERSON AND THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS. New York. Clarion Books
ISBN# 0-618-15976-2
PLOT SUMMARY:
Many of us have never suffered the blatant rejection that the negro people did for many years. The book, THE VOICE THAT CHALLENGED A NATION: MARIAN ANDERSON AND THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS, tells us a little bit about that time and the struggle of Marian Anderson, a young African American singer. It tells of her love of singing from a very young age and chronicles her journey of how she rose above the ranks to become one of the greatest singers of all times.
After being accepted and performing in concert halls all over the United States, the White House and even Europe, think of how devastating it was to be denied the opportunity to sing in Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in her own country. The fact that she was denied this opportunity due to her color, sparked a major controversy which put her in the middle of the civil rights movement. On Easter Sunday April 9, 1939 with the help of Eleanor Roosevelt and others, Marian gave the concert of her life on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS:
Freedman uses actual photographs taken at different times during Marian Anderson’s life and career. These pictures coupled with quotes and information from Anderson’s family, her private papers, her autobiography My Lord, What A Morning and Allan Keiler’s Marian Anderson: A Singer’s Journey makes this book an excellent source of information on the singer and her life. The pictures and text clearly give the reader an idea of what life was like for blacks back in those days. Detailed chapter notes, a bibliography and an index make it easy to locate information in the book or can send the reader to find further information on this singer and her life. Freedman has captured the singer’s life and times in a way that invites further study.
CONNECTIONS:
Students may research and study other black artists of this time and compare
their stories
Timelines may be constructed of the important events in Anderson’s life
AWARDS:
2005 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
2005 Newbery Honor Book
2005 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year
2005 Voice for Youth Advocates (VOYA) Nonfiction
2005 Notable Children's Book in the Language
2005 Carter G. Woodson Book Award, NCSS
2005 James Madison Honor Book
2005 Orbis Pictus Honor Book
2005 CCBC Choices
2005 Notable Books for a Global Society
2005 Capitol Choices Selection
2005 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies
2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor
2004 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
2004 NY Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading
2004 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
2004 Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year
2004 Booklinks Lasting Connections Selection
2004 Kirkus Editors' Choice
2004 Horn Book Fanfare Selection
2004 Society School Librarians International Honor Book
2004 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
2004 ALA Notable Children's Book
2005 Newbery Honor Book
2005 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year
2005 Voice for Youth Advocates (VOYA) Nonfiction
2005 Notable Children's Book in the Language
2005 Carter G. Woodson Book Award, NCSS
2005 James Madison Honor Book
2005 Orbis Pictus Honor Book
2005 CCBC Choices
2005 Notable Books for a Global Society
2005 Capitol Choices Selection
2005 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies
2004 Parents' Choice Silver Honor
2004 Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
2004 NY Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading
2004 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
2004 Parenting Magazine Best Book of the Year
2004 Booklinks Lasting Connections Selection
2004 Kirkus Editors' Choice
2004 Horn Book Fanfare Selection
2004 Society School Librarians International Honor Book
2004 ALA Best Book for Young Adults
2004 ALA Notable Children's Book
REVIEWS:
VOYA: "A masterful biography...The prose is sharp and clean with generous use of quotations...a superb choice."
KIRKUS: "A fully realized portrait of a musical artist and her times...an outstanding, handsome biography. Freedman at his best."
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