Echoes from Marian Anderson’s defiant performance
Clip: 04/09/2014 | 5m 43s
Marian Anderson, the legendary African-American contralto, sang at the Lincoln Memorial exactly 75 years ago after she was refused a performance at Washington’s Constitution Hall. On Wednesday, young people gathered to commemorate Anderson’s effort to strike out against racism through the power and beauty of her voice. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Aired: 04/09/14
Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning