Photo: American contralto Marian Anderson performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of 75,000 spectators on 9 April 1939, Easter Sunday. Finnish accompanist Kosti Vehanen is on the piano. Credit: U.S. Information Agency; Wikimedia Commons.

Marian Anderson Sings Her Way into History, Easter 1939

By Jane Cook on March 28, 2024

Jane Cook writes about an Easter concert in 1939 when Black contralto Marian Anderson sang to an integrated audience of 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial... (Read More)

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