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Voice of Freedom
On Easter Sunday, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson stepped up to a microphone in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Inscribed on the walls of the monument behind her were the words “all men are created equal.”
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The Voice of Marian Anderson
The New York Times hailed Marian Anderson as “one of the great singers of our time.”
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