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When the stars begin to fall (Original Post) struggle4progress May 2019 OP
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Beautiful song. Never heard it before. Her voice, the sadness and wonder in it emmaverybo May 2019 #15
When I think of Marian Anderson, I think of this famous performance - and the story: Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #16
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16. When I think of Marian Anderson, I think of this famous performance - and the story:
Sat May 11, 2019, 04:48 AM
May 2019
Marian Anderson Sings at Lincoln Memorial


Marian Anderson, contralto, was denied the right to perform at Constitution Hall by the DAR because of her color. Instead, and at the urging of Eleanor Roosevelt, Harold Ickes permitted her to perform at the Lincoln Memorial on April 9, 1939.


Denied A Stage, She Sang For A Nation
https://www.npr.org/2014/04/09/298760473/denied-a-stage-she-sang-for-a-nation
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