1939 Lincoln Memorial concert

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The 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert was a historic open-air performance by contralto Marian Anderson on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., symbolizing a powerful protest against racial segregation in the arts.


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