Voice of Freedom (2021)
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.
Director: Rob Rapley
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/voice-freedom/
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Marian Anderson as Self (archive footage) |
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Renée Elise Goldsberry as Narrator (voice) |
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Allida M. Black as herself |
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Angela Brown as herself |
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Lucy Caplan as herself |
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Alisha Lola Jones as herself |
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Adriane Lentz-Smith as herself |
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Carol Oja as herself |
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Jillian Patricia Pirtle as herself |
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Sharon Vriend Robinette as herself |
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Kira Thurman as herself |
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Leslie Ureña as herself |
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Denise VanBuren as herself |
| Sound | Tom Phillips | Music |
| Production | Emily L. Harrold | Producer |
| Sound | Brenda Pressley | Music |
| Sound | Marian Anderson | Vocals |
| Directing | Rob Rapley | Director |
| Writing | Rob Rapley | Writer |
| Production | Rob Rapley | Producer |
| Production | Cameo George | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Steven J. Golliday | Editor |
