Masses listen while negress sings. Washington, D.C., April 9. An estimated 75,000 people of all races massed before the Lincoln Memorial today while negro contralto Marian Anderson staged on of the most dramatic concerts seen in Washington. The concert was the culmination of the bitterest black-vs.
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"Masses listen while negress sings. Washington, D.C., April 9. An estimated 75,000 people of all races massed before the Lincoln Memorial today while negro contralto Marian Anderson staged on of the most dramatic concerts seen in Washington. The concert was the culmination of the bitterest black-vs." (1939). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Masses_listen_while_negress_sings._Washington,_D.C.,_April_9._An_estimated_75,000_people_of_all_races_massed_before_the_Lincoln_Memorial_today_while_negro_contralto_Marian_Anderson_staged_on_LCCN2016875406.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 287779.
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