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

Object Details

Creator: Anacostia Museum; National Broadcasting Company; Howard University

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.

Date: 1992

Extent: 1 Sound recording (cartridge, 1/4 inch)

Type: Archival materials; Sound recordings; Narration

Topic: African Americans; African American singers; Singers; Race discrimination; Civil rights movements; Civil rights; Civil rights leaders

Place: Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.); Washington (D.C.); United States

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.

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

Identifier: ACMA.03-033, Item ACMA AV003343

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1 result(s)

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

Date

1992-01 - 1992-07

Extent

13.04 Linear feet (18 boxes)

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.

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

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Exhibit scripts

Exhibition records

Brochures

Photographic prints

Correspondence

Topic

Museum exhibits

Civil rights

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Identifier

ACMA.03-033