Voice of Freedom (2021)
Turbulent Times Turned an Artist into a Hero
2021 · 2h 0m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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…
Director: Rob Rapley
Writers: Rob Rapley
Music by: Tom Phillips, Brenda Pressley
Editor: Steven J. Golliday
Cast
Marian Anderson as Self (archive footage)Renée Elise Goldsberry as Narrator (voice)Allida M. Black as herselfAngela Brown as herselfLucy Caplan as herselfAlisha Lola Jones as herselfAdriane Lentz-Smith as herselfCarol Oja as herselfJillian Patricia Pirtle as herselfSharon Vriend Robinette as herselfKira Thurman as herselfLeslie Ureña as herselfMore like this
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