Washington, D.C. Marian Anderson broadcasting a Negro spiritual at the dedication of a mural installed in the United States Department of the Interior building, commemorating the outdoor concert which she gave at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to sing in Constitution Hall after 1943

Gordon Parks’s “Washington, D.C. Marian Anderson broadcasting a Negro spiritual at the dedication of a mural installed in the United States Department of the Interior building, commemorating the outdoor concert which she gave at the Lincoln Memorial after the Daughters of the American Revolution refused to allow her to sing in Constitution Hall” is a powerful black and white photograph that captures a pivotal moment in American history. The image features the renowned African American contralto Marian Anderson singing a spiritual, and the mural behind her depicts the scene of her historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, when the Daughters of the American Revolution barred her from performing in Constitution Hall due to her race. The image, created after 1943, is a poignant reminder of the struggle for racial equality in the United States and celebrates Anderson’s bravery and resilience.