Marian Anderson: The Lincoln Memorial Concert is a 1939 documentary film that documents a concert performance by African American opera singer Marian Anderson after the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) had her barred from singing in Washington D.C.'s Constitution Hall because she was Black. Officials of the District of Columbia also barred her from performing in the auditorium of a white public high school. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt helped hold the concert at Lincoln Memorial, on federal property. The performance on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939, was attended by 75,000. In 2001, this documentary film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Notes External links 1939 documentary films 1939 films Concert films United States National Film Registry films Black-and-white documentary films Documentary films about African Americans Documentary films about singers Documentary films about racism in the United States Films about opera Documentary films about women in music Documentary films about classical music and musicians Films shot in Washington, D.C. 1939 in the United States 1939 in American music 1939 in American cinema American black-and-white films American documentary films 1930s American films