A Stage for All
Bascom Hill Historic District
Not long after she was denied permission to perform in the D.A.R. Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., because she was African-American, famous singer Marian Anderson found welcome at the University of Wisconsin. She sang at the Memorial Union in 1939, headlining the inaugural season of performances in the Wisconsin Union Theater, the first cultural center to be opened in a university union. Over the years, the theater established itself as a showcase for great performers from all cultures, including such luminaries as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and Paul Robeson.
Marker is at the intersection of North Park Street and Langdon Street, on the right when traveling north on North Park Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
