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Words Count: Marian Anderson At Lincoln Memorial
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Lincoln MemorialDates & Times
Date:
Monday, May 16, 2022
Time:
11:00 AM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Learn how Marian Anderson’s Easter Concert of 1939 at Lincoln Memorial transformed the memorial into a landmark for civil rights, an “it happened here” site, and a reason for Martin Luther King, Jr. to give his "I Have a Dream" speech where he did.
Reservation or Registration: No
Contact Information
Jan Buerger202-426-6841