Marian Anderson Symbolism

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Marian Anderson was a strong singer in the Great Depression who was belittles just because of the color of her skin. However, Eleanor Roosevelt wanted to help everyone she could. Eleanor was part of the DAR, or the Daughters of American Revolution and they refused to allow African Americans to sing at their Hall. Eleanor saw that this was wrong and resigned from the DAR to protest. Eleanor saw how good Marian was and invited her to sing on the steps of Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday. Her experiences became symbolic because 75,000 people were there to hear her live performance and millions heard her on the radio. She because a symbol of the struggles for women and African Americans during the Great Depression. She stood up for African American women who want to have the same rights as other women. …show more content…
Marian was someone who worked hard and would impress everyone she would sing to, including Eleanor Roosevelt. This helped so much because she would not have made it to the Lincoln Memorial and no one would have heard her amazing
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