Quick Read By Jacqueline Adams Correspondent Contralto Marian Anderson may not have seen herself as an activist, but she was a pioneer who deliberately used her fame and fashion choices to counter the prevailing stereotypes of Black women. In 1957, Anderson broke a major color barrier when she sang the national anthem at President Dwight Eisenhowerâs second inauguration. Four years later, she again performed âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. Why We Wrote This Truth has a way of making itself known. For years, Black women have ...