Initiated as an Honorary Member in 1956, Marian Anderson made her professional debut with the NY Philharmonic in 1925 and continued performing for four decades, Anderson was proclaimed by Toscanini as a voice heard once in 100 years. When invited by Howard University to perform in Washington, D.C., she was denied access to Constitution Hall because of her race. The suggestion was made for her to perform outdoors instead, and in April 1939, she stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang
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