To Achieve These Rights Exhibition Display 3: Clips of Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert
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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
- 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
- See more items in
- 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 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
- 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
- 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.
- Collection Restrictions
- Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1554838815318-1554838815324-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0