Famous appearance and performance, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, USA. 1939.
SEVENTY YEARS LATER,almost to the day, at the OPPOSITE end of the Mall, we have the Inauguration of Barack Obama...
Famous appearance and performance, at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, USA. 1939.
SEVENTY YEARS LATER,almost to the day, at the OPPOSITE end of the Mall, we have the Inauguration of Barack Obama!!!!
Some in the immense throng must have reflected on this historical 1939 appearance.
REFUSED ENTRY TO THE CONSTITUTION HALL BY THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION due to her colour.
Eleanor Roosevelt resigned in protest,and spoke to a member of her husband's government re alternative venues. The government offered her this Great Memorial.
Singing, 'My Country'Tis of thee'. The crowd was immense,as far as the eye could see---almost to the CAPITOL.
Accompanist,Kosti Vehanen.
I live in Scotland,UK,and was told about the Lincoln Memorial Concert in my World History syllabus !
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He was talking about a concert in the 1960s, not the Lincoln Memorial concert in this Youtube video. So, yes, she was nearly 70. Read before you type - it never hurts.
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