Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
MARIAN ANDERSON: THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL CONCERT
United States, 1939
Documentary, Short, Music
Synopsis
After African American contralto Anderson was refused a stage at Constitution Hall, Eleanor Roosevelt helped arrange a performance to 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial.
Synopsis
After African American contralto Anderson was refused a stage at Constitution Hall, Eleanor Roosevelt helped arrange a performance to 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial.