Sujet
Marian Anderson sings on the Mall 1939
Légende
Masses listen while Marion Anderson Black sings. Washington, D.C., April 9. An estimated 75,000 people of all races massed before the Lincoln Memorial today while Black contralto Marian Anderson staged on of the most dramatic concerts seen in Washington. The concert was the culmination of the bitterest black-vs.-white contests since the World War. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt resigned the DAR because of their refusal to allow her to sing in their Constitution Hall here, 4-9-39
Date
1939
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG20A67_111
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47,4Mo (1,4Mo) / 38,6cm x 30,8cm / 4559 x 3635 (300dpi)