Headline

Marian Anderson Sings To 75,000 In Washington

Sub-Headline
Negro Contralto Introduced by Secretary Ickes at Outdoor Easter Concert
Publication Date
Monday, April 10, 1939
Historical Event
Marian Anderson Performs at the Lincoln Memorial
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Racism and Antisemitism in America
Women's Experiences
Article Type
News Article
Newspaper
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Page Section and Number
3C
Author/Byline
AP
History Unfolded Contributor
Steven B.
Location of Research
Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com)

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Bibliography

Arsenault, Raymond. The Sound of Freedom: Marian Anderson, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Concert that Awakened America. Bloomsbury Press, 2009.

Black, Allida. “Championing a Champion: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Marian Anderson ‘Freedom Concert’.”Presidential Studies Quarterly (Fall 1990), 719736.    

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