Which excerpt from "Marion Anderson Sings" best supports the idea that Anderson helped ease discrimination for African American
performers? "When her tour schedule brought her to Washington, D.C., in 1939, the choice was obvious: the city’s largest and grandest concert venue, Constitution Hall. Anderson’s manager wrote to make arrangements."
"How would Anderson like to sing on Easter Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial? It would be an outdoor concert, free, open to all—and with no segregation."
"But across the footlights Anderson often saw only white faces. In many cities, in the South especially, people of her own race had to sit up in the balcony."
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Answer is Option B: How would Anderson like to sing on Easter Sunday at the Lincoln Memorial? It would be an outdoor concert, free, open to all—and with no segregation."
Explanation:
Marion Anderson was a renowned African American singer. But she was initially denied to a concert hall in Washington D.C. his was one of the cases of racial discrimination that blacks had to face in U.S. But then with the help of first lady, "Eleanor Roosevelt" and "President Roosevelt", Marain was able to sing in an open-air concert. She was allowed to sing on the steps of Lincoln Memorial.
Option B mentions that the concert will have no segregation or discrimination and would be open for all. Thus, this statement shows that Anderson helped ease discrimination for African American performers.
