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Paul Robeson with Marian Anderson

    Black and white photo of Paul Robeson and Marian Anderson, seated at a table decorated with a flower arrangement. Robeson, at right in the photo, wears a dark tuxedo with black tie; Anderson’s torso is covered by a formal white blouse. Both Robeson and Anderson are smiling.

    Paul Robeson with Marian Anderson, the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the first African American to sing with New York's Metropolitan Opera.

    1940s
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    Photo by John W. Mosley, Charles R. Blockson Collection, Temple University Libraries (TUL), Philadelphia, PA, courtesy of TUL.