After the white Daughters of the American Revolution denied her access to sing in Constitution Hall, because she was black, she famously sang instead on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, to a crowd of over 75,000 people.
Após as "Daughters of the American  Revolution" — brancas — a terem proibido de cantar no "Constitution Hall" por ela ser negra, ela cantou na escadaria do Lincoln Memorial, para uma multidão de mais de 75 000 pessoas.