Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial concert attire donated to Smithsonian

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Marian Anderson's performance of "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday in 1939. In honor of the historic moment, Ginette DePreist, the widow of Marian Anderson's nephew, conductor James DePreist, donated several items to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and […]