He said of the concert at the Lincoln Memorial: "I don't know if this has ever been done before." In fact, several presidents have held pre-inauguration concerts there, including George W. Bush ...

Marian Anderson’s Lincoln Memorial concert wasn’t the moment of racial reconciliation we like to think August 26, 2020 Marian Anderson singing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at the ...

Fourth of July weekend is upon us with fireworks, concerts, parades and more patriotic fun in every corner of the D.C. area.

Anderson’s concert, performed in 1939, was conducted outside the Lincoln Memorial after the singer was denied access to perform at Constitution Hall, as Jim Crow laws were still in use within ...

Anderson’s concert, performed in 1939, was conducted outside the Lincoln Memorial after the singer was denied access to perform at Constitution Hall, as Jim Crow laws were still in use within ...

How Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert impacted the Civil Rights Movement. Anderson was expected to draw a huge crowd in the racially segregated city of Washington D.C., ...

Seated proudly at the west end of Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, the Lincoln Memorial is one of the most beloved American monuments. Here are a few things to know on its 100th anniversary.

Watch the tribute to the Lincoln Memorial A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN WWII The 2022 concert honored and remembered veterans of World War II, in particular the women who served the nation in many ...

The undercroft of the Lincoln Memorial is seen during a tour in Washington, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, after a ceremony announcing David Rubenstein’s gift to the National Park Foundation’s ...

The Lincoln Memorial's symbolism has endured and been renewed through the years—particularly during the civil rights movement, from singer Marian Anderson's defiant concert to Martin Luther King ...