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1955

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Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera

Anderson becomes the first Black singer at the Met.

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January 7, 1955
Marian Anderson at the Metropolitan Opera
Anderson becomes the first Black singer at the Met.
July 30, 1955
Chuck Berry's "Maybellene"
Berry helps invent rock and roll.

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