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英语六级听力材料 WASHINGTONThelifeofoneofthemostcelebratedAfrican-Americansingersofthe20thcenturyisbeingrememberedinWashington.Thismonthmarksthe75thanniversaryofagroundbreakingconcertbyMarianAnderson.TheperformancetransformedherintoanimportantfigureinthestruggleagainstracialprejudiceintheUnitedStates. ThehighschoolstudentsattheU.S.CapitolheadlinedaneventhonoringAfrican-AmericansingerMarianAndersonwhoovercameracialprejudice75yearsago. WiththehelpofPresidentFranklinRooseveltandhiswifeMarianAndersonwasallowedtoperformatanopenairconcertonthestepsoftheLincolnMemorialinApril
1939.Itwouldbeamongmanyracialbarriersshewouldbreak. AndersonsconcertwasorganizedaftershewasrefusedpermissiontosingatanearbyConstitutionHallbecauseshewasblack.Followingapublicoutcry75000peopleinsteadattendedafreeconcertattheLincolnMemorial. AndersonwasalreadywellknowninEuropeinthe1930sbutthisconcertbroadcastaroundtheUnitedStatesheightenedherfame. SheopenedtheworldtothisideaofconcertsingingandshealsobroughtthehistoryoftheNegrospiritualwhichuntilthenhasbeenlikeamunity-typesongsaidWashingtonPerformingArtsSocietyMusicDirectorStanleyThurston.模板内容仅供参考 。