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Sunday, August 15, 2010

Students Silenced for Singing Anthem at Lincoln Memorial

August 15, 2010 - "Students Silenced for Singing Anthem at Lincoln Memorial" By P.J. Orvetti. In 1939, the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let Marian Anderson perform before an integrated audience at Constitution Hall. The Board of Education of the then-segregated District also refused to let her perform in the auditorium of a white public high school. So Anderson turned to a symbol of freedom: the Lincoln Memorial. Click here