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Browse 89 marian anderson lincoln memorial photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. American opera singer Marian Anderson performs on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, Easter Sunday.
On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are...
13 maj 2020 · Marian Anderson, the legendary African American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939 after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall by the...
8 kwi 2014 · For her 1939 performance at the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson wore a bright orange jacket, which recently joined the collections of the National Museum of African American History and...
13 lis 2009 · Photo Credit: Hulton Archives/Getty Images. After being denied the opportunity to sing in a famous Washington, D.C.. concert hall due to the color of her skin, opera star Marian Anderson takes...
Marian Anderson sings before a crowd of 75,000 April 9, 1939 after barred from DAR Constitution Hall and the white Central High School public school. Attending Anderson's open air concert became a statement for civil rights while millions more listened on radio.
12 maj 2022 · Photograph of Marian Anderson singing at Lincoln Memorial, April 9, 1939. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. This month marks the 100 th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, one of the many national landmarks that grace Washington, D.C.
