Marianne Anderson, an elementary school teacher who lived an epic love story, dies of COVID-19 at 89 December 14, 2020 7:51pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Their story began during World War II and spanned multiple countries, several continents and 12 years before Marianne Baum ever even set eyes on her longtime pen pal, Victor Anderson, in 1954. Then they fell in love, more or less at first sight.
It was the central story of their lives, said their son, Cliff Anderson of Edina. We grew up hearing about it.
Marianne Anderson of Shorewood died of COVID-19 on Nov. 21. She was 89.
After marrying in 1955, she lived a long, happy Minnesota life. She taught elementary school, raised a family, volunteered at arts organizations and enjoyed walks at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Until her husband s death in 2016, the couple experienced more than 60 joyful years together. All thanks to a series of highly unlikely events.
lincoln memorial. we need to give both roosevelts credit for is eleanor s understanding of how to use her newspaper column, my day, to turn this concert in from a local, i.e., regional washington, d.c., slap in the face, to turn it into a national civil rights event. when eleanor resigned from the d.a.r. in 1939 that column goes on the front page of 483 newspapers, and marianne anderson stays on the front page of 483 newspapers for seven weeks. and it s eleanor who goes to the radio programs to say, you you know, basically in polite eleanor language, which i will never in my life be accused of having, if you want me on the radio, you need to carry this. and so it s eleanor s pressure on the radio stations that make it the first live coast-to-coast nationally broadcast radio event in the history of radio. she also works with walter white to schedule the concert at 4:00 in the afternoon, so churches around the country, african-american churches in particular, on easter sund
dubois editorializes on the front page of the crisis. fdr does not support the legislation in 35, 36, 37 or 38 when it comes up, by 1938, eleanor roosevelt spends seven days sitting in the gallery of the united states senate, and she s surrounded by civil rights leaders, all people of color. when they ask her what eleanor is doing, she says, i am bearing witness, and that to me is a powerful, powerful statement. so you have to look at, granted there was no legislation passed, but there were internal policies changed. there was eleanor s outspokenness. there was her literally putting her life on the line for this, and there were executive orders written, and the justice department created. so i look at his record as a huge step forward to help jump-start where we want to be. was that good in three minutes? [ laughter ] i ve never done it this fast. ever. [ applause ] so let s move to another small topic. [ laughter ] the desegregation of the armed forces, we ll h
later, as president, we got the americans with disabilities act passed, to make sure that tens of millions with disabilities had fuller access to the american dream. of course, these two instances are only part of a broader struggle for civil rights here at this forum and at other programs, you can learn how and why so many americans across this great land came together for a noble cause, basic human dignity, equal opportunity under the law, recognizing our diversity as a strength and a blessing. these are the values that define more than a movement, but a nation realizing its destiny, our potential for greatness. barbara joins me in sending our best wishes for an informative and enjoyable event. [ applause ] so good afternoon, everyone, and thank you all so much for coming on behalf of my colleague, tom mcnaught, executive director of the kennedy library foundation, i want to especially thank the archivists of the united states for being here and opening our proceedings. i
this program is one of a multipart look at archaeology on jamestown island, virginia. check the american history tv website, cspan.org/history for schedule information. this discussion is from a conference on the presidency and civil rights held at john f. kennedy presidential library and museum. among the topics, if dr s world war ii interment of japanese americans, president truman s desegregation of the armed forces and president eisenhower s five appointments to the supreme court justices in faber of desegregation. we hear of attempts on first lady roosevelt s life because of he her efforts of integration and returning world war ii veterans on civil active. this program is about one hour and 20 minutes. good afternoon, i m david ferio. it s a pleasure to welcome you this afternoon. this conferencen the presidency and civil rights. as you nknow the national archie is is charged with preserving archives to the most important documents, the records we safeguard are par