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Posted: 2025-04-10 08:26:20 UTC

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In 1939, Marian Anderson, an opera singer, was denied a performance at Constitution Hall due to her race. Instead, she performed a free concert at the Lincoln Memorial for over 75,000 people, marking an iconic moment in American history with help from Eleanor Roosevelt and Harold Ickes.
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Racial discrimination preventing performance at Constitution Hall