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[edit] FBI investigation

Marian Anderson was the subject of an FBI investigation. Somewhat comically, not only did they get the spelling of her name wrong, they also got her date of birth wrong. http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/andersonm.htm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.122.47.146 (talk) 11:41, September 3, 2005

[edit] Revert

Can someone please revert the most recent changes on this article? Someone vandalized it, and I don't think I can revert things...

Nerdpony 21:46, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the alert. I've fixed it. For your future reference, though, you can revert things. See Help:Reverting for some guidelines and practical advice. JamesMLane t c 03:00, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Omissions

I am surprised at the omissions on Wikipedia on such an internationally famous individual. No mention of her European concert tours, her classical recordings made in Europe on RCA Victor, her marriage to an architect, her relationship with her mother, her famous Connecticut farm where she lived during her most famous touring in America, her lifelong dedication to civil rights BEFORE there was a civil rights movement (ie., insisting on no peanut galleries and allowing Afro-Americans to be seated in same proximity to stage as other races even when laws and customs still required segregation of the races in the theatres, the significance of her appointment as US Ambassador to the United Nations (hired by Ammbasador Imawheiner) when age, race and gender all were restricted, her influence on standardizing the presentation of arranged Negro spirituals in the 20th Century (ie., sheet music arrangements), her operatic career at the Met and recordings, her RCA Victor 78rpm recordings sung in languages other than English, her novelty album of a conversation with her cat issued on RCA Victor, how her church in Philadelphia raised money for a music scholarship for her and eventually she had to go to Europe to perform due to segreation in the United States, the controvery surrounding her retirement from "singing performances" in the 1960's due to a change in her voice, how no one else ever achieved the consistent status, prestige and recognition she received during the decades she performed (ie., there is no one you can compar her with overall), her unassailable ethics and the fact that she lived a "clean life", never touched a drop of liquor or smoked, and her absolute dedication, appreciation and admiration for the teachings of Mary Baker Eddy for most of her adult life (spirituality/religion). The later is the reason for her concealing the actual date of her physical birth as that was not as important to her as how she lived to-day in the present. All of these items are available in various media, especially in back issues of Ebony Magazine and old newspapers and other magazines, college libraries, private photo collections, tour programs, and other library holdings. Also, Marian Anderson toured the country extensively before WW II, including Tuskegee Institute and other historically important places. Also, her operatic career deserves the special attention of a specialist in the history of opera in the 20th Century as does her political affiliation with Eleanor Roosevelt including the United Nations assignment. Also, currently, in the last few years, there is a Marian Anderson award of a substantial amount of money given every year in the City of Philadelphia to someone -- it's like a Nobel Peace Prize but it may just be $100,000 - I'm not sure, but absolutely no mention is made of this but it receives signficant international media coverage when it is awarded and the receipient usually goes to Philadephia, PA to receive the award. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.19.50.33 (talk) 01:33, January 25, 2007

Thank you for your suggestion. When you feel an article needs improvement, please feel free to make those changes. Wikipedia is a wiki, so anyone can edit almost any article by simply following the Edit this page link at the top. The Wikipedia community encourages you to be bold in updating pages. Don't worry too much about making honest mistakes — they're likely to be found and corrected quickly. If you're not sure how editing works, check out how to edit a page, or use the sandbox to try out your editing skills. New contributors are always welcome. You don't even need to log in (although there are many reasons why you might want to). You'll make it easier for others to collaborate with you if you take the time to cite your sources. Thanks! JamesMLane t c 07:20, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] UN Peace Prize

What is the UN Peace Prize? Paul Studier 07:01, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Colors?

Can Someone remove the "all colors" part in the biography. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.84.8.158 (talk) 22:53, 25 March 2008 (UTC)