Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8 ... intervened and facilitated Anderson's Easter Sunday outdoor concert at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939—an event ...

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.

who made history and broke racial barriers with her music as the first African American to perform on the steps of the ...

Philadelphia-born songstress Marian Anderson is having a moment in the spotlight ... the celebrated contralto lived when she gave her historic performance at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being ...

“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 Anderson's artifacts flooding in 3.5 ... hastily scheduled 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Because she was Black, she was denied access to Constitution Hall ...