Headline

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Sub-Headline
1940 Hopefuls Embarrassed by Invitation to Anderson Concert.
Publication Date
Monday, April 10, 1939
Historical Event
Marian Anderson Performs at the Lincoln Memorial
This database includes 945 articles about this event
Tags
Gannett full page downloadable
Racism and Antisemitism in America
Women's Experiences
Article Type
Editorial or Opinion Piece
Newspaper
The Des Moines Register
Location
Des Moines, Iowa
Page Section and Number
4
Author/Byline
Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen
History Unfolded Contributor
Carlos G.
Location of Research
Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com)

Learn More about this Historical Event: Marian Anderson Performs at the Lincoln Memorial

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.    

All articles about this event
Feedback