Marian Anderson, noted contralto, sings "The Star Spangled Banner" at the dedication of a mural commemorating her free public concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939.

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27 ... First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt ultimately intervened and facilitated Anderson's Easter Sunday outdoor concert at the Lincoln Memorial on April ...

Marian Anderson’s life was filled with moments where she was told “no” because of her race — but that didn’t stop her.

Jillian Pirtle made a promise to keep Marian Anderson's legacy alive through the tiny museum house and she's not letting ...

“The history of the DAR will be forever intertwined with one of Marian Anderson’s defining moments which took place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the opportunity to sing at ...

"Seeing Marian ... to perform at the memorial. The concert was attended by 75,000 people, more than the capacity of Lincoln Financial Field. Decades later she would sing at the March on Washington.

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Five years ago, a burst pipe soaked much of the late singer Marian ... Anderson is perhaps best known for her famous, hastily scheduled 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.