Headline

Marian Anderson Heard by 3800

Sub-Headline
Negro Contralto Proves Right to Title, 'First Lady of Song'
Publication Date
Sunday, April 2, 1939
Historical Event
Marian Anderson Performs at the Lincoln Memorial
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Tags
Racism and Antisemitism in America
Women's Experiences
Article Type
News Article
Newspaper
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Page Section and Number
7A
Author/Byline
Harry R. Burke
History Unfolded Contributor
Dan S.
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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