The Lincoln Memorial has been the site of historic moments in American civil rights history, and a museum set to open in 2026 will highlight how the memorial became a platform for the First Amendment.

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial ... They had heard Marian Anderson sing the national anthem, and ...

The pages are the advanced text of the speech King delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to ... They had heard Marian Anderson sing the national anthem, and speeches from student ...

Tosca - Vissi d'arte (Angela Gheorghiu, The Royal Opera) In 1939 Marian Anderson was barred from ... Anderson instead sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Over 75,000 audience members came to ...

Many musicians, including Marian Anderson ... We’ll play and sing old songs and new ones, remembering the past and contemplating the present. MLK loved music and he believed in its powers. And that ...

Saturday morning, the People's March carried out several marches starting at 11 a.m. that converged at the Lincoln Memorial for a rally and fair starting at 1 p.m. According to the event website ...

In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.