USA: Colour bar causes concert conflict (1939)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Negress singer sings from Lincoln Memorial by Government invitation after being barred from a hall. Full Description: USA: Washington, DC: EXT Lincoln Memorial and crowd in foreground arriving, at capitol / Abraham Lincoln statue / Crowded front of memorial / Marion Anderson bowing to the crowd / black people applauding / Marion Anderson singing “Ava Maria“ / General view of crowd applauding. Sound Effects: Marion Anderson sings complete phrase of Ava Maria. Good Scenes: Black and white people arriving for concert / Man introducing Marion Anderson and more of Anderson singing ’Ave Maria’ SOT / Crowd standing listening Ethnic Minorities, United States of America, Music and Dance, Marion Anderson (1897-1993), Personalities - Performers, Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments, Women, Crime, Punishment and Law Enforcement Background: Negress