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Voice of Freedom (2021)
Directed by Rob Rapley
“Turbulent Times Turned an Artist into a Hero”
Documentary · 2h 00m
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.
Cast
Marian Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Narrator (voice)
A
Allida M. Black
herself
A
Angela Brown
herself
L
Lucy Caplan
herself
A
Alisha Lola Jones
herself
A
Adriane Lentz-Smith
herself
C
Carol Oja
herself
J
Jillian Patricia Pirtle
herself
S
Sharon Vriend Robinette
herself
K
Kira Thurman
herself
L
Leslie Ureña
herself
Crew
- Director
- Rob Rapley
- Writer
- Rob Rapley
- Editor
- Steven J. Golliday
- Producer
- Emily L. Harrold, Rob Rapley
Details
- Release date
- 2021-02-15
- Runtime
- 2h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- GBH, American Experience Films