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 a "Daughters of the American Revolution" branca negar seu acesso para cantar no Constitution Hall pelo fato de ela ser negra, em vez disso, ela cantou maravilhosamente  nos degraus do Lincoln Memorial para uma multidão de mais de 75 mil pessoas.