In 1915 Marian Anderson applied to music school and was refused because of her race. Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Illustrator: Brian Selznick
Format: Hardcover
Published: Scholastic Press, 2002

In 1915 Marian Anderson applied to music school and was refused because of her race. Undaunted, she took lessons in her own neighborhood and became a world-renowned singer. The story of the first African-American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera is well told and gorgeously illustrated by the incomprable Brian Selznick.