简介：AnAfrican-American,AndersonbecameanimportantfigureinthestruggleforblackartiststoovercomeracialprejudiceintheUnitedStatesduringthemidtwentiethcentury.In1939,theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(DAR)refusedpermissionforAndersontosingtoanintegratedaudienceinConstitutionHall.Theirrace-drivenrefusalplacedAndersonintothespotlightoftheinternationalcommunityonalevelusuallyonlyfoundbyhighprofilecelebritiesandpoliticians.WiththeaidofPresidentFranklinD.RooseveltandFirstLadyEleanorRoosevelt,Andersonperformedacriticallyacclaimedopen-airconcertonEasterSunday,in1939onthestepsoftheLincolnMemorialinWashington,D.C.toacrowdofmorethan75,000peopleandaradioaudienceinthemillions. In2001,the1939documentaryfilm,MarianAnderson:theLincolnMemorialConcertwasselectedforpreservationintheUnitedStatesNationalFilmRegistrybytheLibraryofCongressasbeing"culturally,historically,oraestheticallysignificant".Anderson's1939concertattheLincolnMemorialalsoformsacentrepointofRichardPowers'snovelTheTimeofOurSinging(2003).…