Stand Up Straight and Sing!

By Norman, Jessye

Subjects: Racism, Biography, African americans, biography, Singers, biography, Sopranos (Singers), Opera Singers, African American Singers, Singers, united states

Description: The Grammy Award-winning opera star describes her childhood in the segregated South, the community values and role models that shaped her ambitions, her meteoric rise at the Berlin Opera and the accomplishments that have established her as one of America's most decorated singing artists.