Marian Anderson & Slaughterhouse Five Win | June 12
From Michigan Minute by WKAR Public Media
June 12, 2026 · 1 min · Episode 1562
About this episode
The episode discusses Marian Anderson's historic speech at U-M and the lifting of the ban on Slaughterhouse Five in Michigan.
On this day, Marian Anderson made U-M history as first Black female speaker, and Slaughterhouse Five was freed from a school ban in Michigan.
Topics covered
- history
- civil rights
- education
- literature
- censorship
Keywords
- Marian Anderson
- Slaughterhouse Five
- U-M
- Michigan
- school ban
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Slaughterhouse Five
Places: Michigan, U-M
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