A Voice Carved from Stone
On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang to 75,000 people. What most forget is what...
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On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang to 75,000 people. What most forget is what brought her there. The Daughters of the American Revolution had refused to allow Anderson to perform at Constitution Hall in Washington D. C. — solely because of the color of her skin. She was, by that point, one of the most celebrated classical singers in the world.…
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