Marian Anderson: The Opera Singer Who Challenged Segregation

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When Black singer Marian Anderson was barred from performing in Washington by the Daughters of the Revolution, her Lincoln Memorial concert in 1939 became a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement. Anderson's voice was so powerful that it silenced the racism of the time. Her performance is remembered as one of the most influential in American history.

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