Eighty years ago this week, the African American contralto Marian Anderson made history. When the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to let her perform at Constitution Hall because she was ...

Decades before Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream Speech” at the Lincoln Memorial, Marian Anderson stood on the same steps and sang for an audience of 75,000 after being denied the chance ...

Eighty years ago Marian Anderson sang at the Lincoln Memorial after the African-American performer was denied use of the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitution Hall. Now we're going to ...

Sixty years after the March on Washington, a piece of history lives on at Philadelphia's National Marian Anderson Museum. The museum tells the story of Anderson, a woman who gave voice to a movement.

As the National Park Service holds its annual week to draw attention to its properties around the country to encourage tourism, the process is a bit different this year, as it comes at a time when the ...

Marian Anderson’s rich contralto voice is one that will forever reverberate through the chronicles of American history. A trailblazer for Civil Rights, she remains a symbol of grace and courage in the ...

The acclaimed contralto gave the performance that helped spark the civil rights movement on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in On Easter Sunday 1939, African American opera singer Marian Anderson ...

Philadelphia native Marian Anderson was a historical figure whose prominence as a classical singer in a still segregated nation made her an icon of the 20th century. Her performance at the Lincoln ...

Classical singer Marian Anderson was one of the all-time greats — both as an artist, and as a cultural figure who broke down racial barriers. She is best known for performing at the Lincoln Memorial ...