On Easter Sunday 1939, Marian Anderson, wrapped in a fur coat against the April chill, stepped to the microphone atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and launched into “America (My Country ...

Presentation of Spingarn medal to Marian Anderson by Mrs .Roosevelt ... The success she encountered in Europe brought her back to America in 1935 for a public debut at Carnegie Hall in New ...

Arturo Toscanini said that Marian Anderson (February 27 ... The affair generated great sympathy for Anderson and became a defining moment in America's civil rights movement.

The event by the National Mall and National Monuments celebrates Marian Anderson's iconic concert. This Easter Sunday falls ...