(BBN Recommends)...(FDR Library)...On February 26, 1939, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution in support of African American opera singer Marian Anderson. As a celebrated opera singer Marian Anderson was used to attracting public attention for her singing, but ironically it was her inability to sing that placed her at the center of great controversy and drew the attention of one of the most famous women of her time, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. View Source to read the full resignation letter.
In Support of Opera Singer Marian Anderson, Eleanor Roosevelt Resigned from "The Daughters of the American Revolution"
January 13, 2008 by editor (View Source)
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