Voice of Freedom

Synopsis

On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.” Barred from performing in Constitution Hall because of her race, Anderson would sing for the American people in the open air. Hailed as a voice that “comes around once in a hundred years” by maestros in Europe and widely celebrated by both white and black audiences at home, her fame hadn’t been enough to spare her from the indignities and outright violence of racism and segregation.

Main Cast

Marian Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Renée Elise Goldsberry

Narrator (voice)

Age : 53 | Popularity : 36%

Allida M. Black

herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Angela Brown

herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Lucy Caplan

herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alisha Lola Jones

herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Adriane Lentz-Smith

herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Carol Oja

herself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music	Brenda Pressley Tom Phillips
	Vocals	Marian Anderson
Directing	Director	Rob Rapley
Production	Producer	Rob Rapley Emily L. Harrold
	Executive Producer	Cameo George
Writing	Writer	Rob Rapley
Editing	Editor	Steven J. Golliday
Department	Role	Name

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