The concert became a national symbol against racial discrimination and highlighted the Roosevelt family's high-profile support for civil rights and cultural inclusion.
On April 9, 1939, contralto Marian Anderson performed an open-air concert at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution denied her use of Constitution Hall, an event publicly supported by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
The concert became a national symbol against racial discrimination and highlighted the Roosevelt family's high-profile support for civil rights and cultural inclusion.
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