75,000 People Gather on the National Mall to Hear Marian Anderson Sing On this day, April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson performs from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.  When Howard University invited her to perform in Washington, they approached the Daughters of the American Revolution about the use of their auditorium, Constitution Hall.  The DAR’s rejection on the basis of Ms. Anderson’s skin color prompted First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to publicly resign from the organization. More on the story behind this concert, here. -from the FDR Library
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75,000 People Gather on the National Mall to Hear Marian Anderson Sing

On this day, April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson performs from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. 

When Howard University invited her to perform in Washington, they approached the Daughters of the American Revolution about the use of their auditorium, Constitution Hall.  The DAR’s rejection on the basis of Ms. Anderson’s skin color prompted First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to publicly resign from the organization.

More on the story behind this concert, here.

-from the FDR Library

Source: research.archives.gov

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    people showed up at that time… Wow, what humans can do when they are together! and what
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    THIS is a way to have a concert (and flip off the DAR).
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