Marian Anderson: A Voice of Authenticity and Justice
A new box set explores the singer whose Lincoln Memorial concert was a 20th-century civil rights milestone. The night before Marian Anderson’s 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln…
How Marian Anderson Became an Iconic Symbol for Equality
Her beautiful voice famously rang out from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial; a new show takes a look at the highs and lows of her global acclaim Conductor Arturo…
‘She sang with her eyes closed’: The concert at the Lincoln Memorial that changed America
As she stepped toward the bouquet of microphones, she closed her eyes — as if to echo the words of the man who had just introduced her by saying, “Genius,…