English, 22.11.2019 02:31 sduquesnay23ocesdcom

In 1939, marian had an atrocious experience with the daughters of the american revolution (d. a. who owned constitutional hall. after several cancellations, it was obvious that the d. a.r. was unsupportive of african american performers. first lady eleanor roosevelt (another hero of mine) resigned from the organization to demonstrate her support for marian anderson. not long after, marian was performing on the stairs of the lincoln memorial before 75,000 citizens. president franklin and eleanor also invited marian to perform for king george vi and queen elizabeth of england. she entertained the troops in both world war ii and the korean war. by the time marian took the stage on that most memorable night, marian had a thousand performances under her belt.

according to the text, how did the d. a.r.'s lack of support for anderson affect her career?

a) their rejection of her caused her to retreat away from performing.
b) their rejection of her earned her the support of the president's wife.
c) their rejection of her was so influential that it ended her singing career.
d) their rejection of her made her so notorious everyone else began to love opera.

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