Echoes from Marian Anderson’s defiant performance
Clip: 4/9/2014 | 5m 43s
Marian Anderson’s inspiring performance in the face of intolerance echoes 75 years later
Marian Anderson, the legendary African-American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial exactly 75 years ago after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall. On Wednesday, young people gathered to commemorate Anderson’s effort to strike out against racism through the power and beauty of her voice. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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Echoes from Marian Anderson’s defiant performance
Clip: 4/9/2014 | 5m 43s
Marian Anderson, the legendary African-American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial exactly 75 years ago after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall. On Wednesday, young people gathered to commemorate Anderson’s effort to strike out against racism through the power and beauty of her voice. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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