Black Fact = (1939) Marian Anderson

Black Fact = 1939 (April 9) = Marian Anderson appeared in an outdoor concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, on this date in 1939 after she was refused permission by the Daughters of the American Revolution to perform in Constitution Hall for racial reasons-75,000 attended. #theraydiotwins 

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TRT- BLACKFACT = (1931) William Grant Still

Black Fact = 1931- William Grant Still’s “Afro-American Symphony” was first presented by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on this date in 1931-the first symphony composed ...