when marian anderson was not allowed to sing in the dar building in washington, eleanor roosevelt helped organize a memorable easter day concert in the lincoln memorial. they thought a few thousand people might come in the rain. 50,000 people came. marian anderson sang my country'tis of the from the steps of the lincoln memorial changing the iconography of the place forever. so did think tempora -- frank capra. mrs. smith goes to washington. one of the things mr. smith seizes the lincoln memorial. he reads the final words of the gettysburg address nurse inscribed there. it is now the icon of all icons. not yet the apogee. that comes in 1963. as the epicenter of the march on washington, where the leaders of the civil war rights movement white and black gather at the memorial for a ceremony for that august day. you see dr. king's second from the right. on the bottom is a man who has his own statute now. third the left on top is the young john lewis who is now a member of congress. there he is being interviewed by john daly of what's my line. right before this moment. the i have a dream spe

they thought a few thousand people might come in the rain. 50,000 people came, and marian anderson sang my country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty from the steps of the lincoln memorial. changing the iconography of that place forever. and permanently. so did frank capra. in 1939. mr. smith goes to washington. one of the first things mr. smith sees is the lincoln memorial. and a man of color with tears streaming down his face reads the final word of the gettysburg address that is inscribed there. young mr. lincoln, which is about new salem, ends with the words, the music of the battle hymn and the lincoln memorial. it is now the icon of all icons. but not yet the apogee. that comes in 1963. as the epicenter of the march on one sink in. washington. where the leaders of the civil rights movement white and black gathered at the memorial. for the ceremonies for that august day. by the way, where you see doctor king's second from the right on the bottom row next to him on his right is a philip randolph who has his own statue in union station now, third from the left on top is the young jo

marian anderson sang my from theis of the steps of the lincoln memorial changing the iconography of the place forever. -- frankink tempora capra. mrs. smith goes to washington. one of the things mr. smith seizes the lincoln memorial. he reads the final words of the gettysburg address nurse inscribed there. it is now the icon of all icons. .ot yet the apogee that comes in 1963. as the epicenter of the march on washington, where the leaders of the civil war rights movement white and black gather at the memorial for a ceremony for that august day. you see dr. king's second from the right. on the bottom is a man who has his own statute now. third the left on top is the young john lewis who is now a member of congress. there he is being interviewed by john daly of what's my line. right before this moment. the i have a dream speech begins five score year ago a great american in his symbolic shadow we stand today signed the emancipation proclamation. this momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of new growth slaves who had been feared in the flames of withering injust