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To Achieve These Rights Exhibition Display 3: Clips of Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert

Anacostia Community Museum

Object Details

Creator

Anacostia Museum
National Broadcasting Company
Howard University

Names

Anacostia Community Museum
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum
Daughters of the American Revolution
Anderson, Marian (1897-1993)
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

Collection Creator

Smithsonian Institution. Anacostia Community Museum

Collection Citation

To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

Clips of Marian Anderson's outdoor concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on April 9, 1939. Howard L. Ickes introduced Marian Anderson's performance. Narration between clips of radio broadcast provides context for historical event, including its significance in sparking D.C.'s modern civil rights movements.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7cb23551f-4c6b-428b-a6ac-fccf12fc7ce5

Place

Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
United States

Topic

African Americans
African American singers
Singers
Race discrimination
Civil rights movements
Civil rights
Civil rights leaders

Creator

Anacostia Museum
National Broadcasting Company
Howard University

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To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records
To achieve these rights: the struggle for equality and self-determination in the District of Columbia, 1791–1978 exhibition records / Series 2: AudioVisual Materials

Extent

1 Sound recording (cartridge, 1/4 inch)

Date

1992

Archival Repository

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

Identifier

ACMA.03-033, Item ACMA AV003343

Type

Archival materials
Sound recordings
Narration

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Genre/Form

Sound recordings
Narration

Note

000630

Collection Restrictions

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
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ACMA.03-033
ACMA

Record ID

ebl-1554838815318-1554838815324-2

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