Headline

Mrs. Roosevelt Quits D.A.R. Because Ban on Negro Singer

Sub-Headline
First Lady Of The Land Says It Is Un-American
Publication Date
Thursday, March 2, 1939
Historical Event
Marian Anderson Performs at the Lincoln Memorial
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Tags
Black press
Racism and Antisemitism in America
Women's Experiences
Article Type
News Article
Newspaper
The Savannah Tribune
Location
Savannah, Georgia
Page Section and Number
1
Author/Byline
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History Unfolded Contributor
Caroline H.
Location of Research
Savannah State University

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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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