Turbulent Times Turned an Artist into a Hero
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.
HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé
Documentary, Music
8.1
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Documentary, Music
7.9
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Documentary, Music, History
7.1
Disney My Music Story: YOSHIKI
Music, Documentary
0.0
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
Music, Documentary, TV Movie
6.7
To Be Frank: Sinatra at 100
Documentary, Music
7.0
Dalida & Orlando: Brother and Sister Forever
Documentary, Music, Drama
9.0
Classic Albums: Elvis Presley
Music, Documentary
6.9
Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
Documentary, Music
7.0
Maria and the Lost Movie
Documentary, History
7.0
Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me
Documentary, Music
7.6
Maria Bethânia: Música é Perfume
Music, Documentary
7.2
The Golden Age of Songs From Our Childhood
Documentary, Family, Music, TV Movie
8.0
Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas
Music, Documentary
8.5
Tina Turner - My Songs. My Life
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
8.0
Aznavour by Charles
Documentary, Music
6.9
Bruce Springsteen, le chanteur qui murmurait à l'oreille de l'Amérique
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
6.5
Mylène Farmer : sur les pas d'une icône
Documentary
8.0
Chavela
Documentary
6.9
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Documentary
6.4