Marian Anderson

Soundcheck | Jan 14, 2011

For the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, we look back at an earlier conversation about Marian Anderson's historic performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939. We'll hear about her legacy -- as a civil rights figure and as a singer -- from opera star Denyce Graves and Raymond Arsenault, author of the book The Sound of Freedom.

This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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