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Marian Anderson was the oldest of three girls born to John and Anna Anderson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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John worked as a loader, and Anna had been a teacher. Marian would attend Philadelphia's William Penn High School as a young girl.
By , Anderson had joined her church's senior choir and had begun singing at churches throughout the region.
In , Marian Anderson began voice lessons with well-known African American soprano Mary Saunders Patterson.
By , Anderson's talent was becoming more widely recognized.
The Philadelphia Choral Society held a benefit for Anderson and raised $ to pay for her to study with contralto Agnes Reifsnyder.
At the age of 22, Agnes sang in front of the National Baptist Convention.