marion anderson was born in philadelphia. irst african-american singer to perform as a member of the metropolitan opera in new york. by the late 1930's, anderson's voice had made her famous on both sides of the atlantic, here in the u.s., she was invited by president roosevelt and his wife eleanor to perform at the white house. the first african-american ever to receive that honor. in 1939 her performance at the lincoln memorial seen here, set the stage for the civil rights era. you see earlier this year performance in washington dc constitution hall was denied, as the hall was being for strictly white performers, eleanor roosevelt first heard about this she was furious and book anderson instead for this. the much bigger lincoln memorial performance on easter sunday, 75,000 people watched in person, and it was broadcast nationwide. look at that crowd. >> wow. >> decades later what is that reminiscent every, that scene? >> dr. king whether he spoke there. >> exactly, avenue dream speech in the exact location. >> whether i hear

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