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April 9, 1939. After racial segregation laws block her from performing at Constitution Hall, Black opera star Marian Anderson performs an outdoor concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

Listen to History Daily Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial Protest Concert

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