History of the United States II / Unit 11 USH2 1557 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial
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The idea
When the Daughters of the American Revolution barred the contralto Marian Anderson from Constitution Hall, Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the organisation and arranged for Anderson to sing at the Lincoln Memorial.
In practice
Anderson singing outdoors to the public, then at a White House state dinner.
Where people slip
The Yawp calls the First Lady a major voice for economic and racial justice.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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