He said of the concert at the Lincoln Memorial: "I don't know if this has ever been done before." In fact, several presidents have held pre-inauguration concerts there, including George W. Bush ...

Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial concert wasn’t the moment of racial reconciliation we like to think August 26, 2020 Marian Anderson singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the ...

On April 9, 1939, singer Marian Anderson sang before 75,000 fans in Washington, D.C. in a concert that predated rallies that would shape the civil rights movement decades later.

If the Lincoln Memorial Concert was the mainstream celebration of the new Obama administration, then the Big Shoulders Ball, held a day later at the Black Cat, was the indie party.

COME FROM AWAY: In Concert at the Lincoln Memorial . On the eve of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Ford's Theatre presented a one-night-only concert performance of Come From Away in a breathtaking ...

AP FileIn this April 9, 1939, file photo, contralto singer Marian Anderson performs on the steps of Washington's Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday after she had been refused permission to perform ...

Seated proudly at the west end of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most beloved American monuments. Here are a few things to know on its 100th anniversary.

Anderson’s concert, performed in 1939, was conducted outside the Lincoln Memorial after the singer was denied access to perform at Constitution Hall, as Jim Crow laws were still in use within ...

Anderson’s concert, performed in 1939, was conducted outside the Lincoln Memorial after the singer was denied access to perform at Constitution Hall, as Jim Crow laws were still in use within ...