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Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This Thursday the Music Division is pleased to present an engaging roundtable discussion that will examine the role of protest songs from the 1960s in shaping contemporary American culture. This program is part of a series of events at the Library of Congress that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, which took …
Posted in: African American History
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
Our nation is in the midst of commemorating one of the single most significant days in our history, the March on Washington of August 28, 1963. That momentous occasion has shaped generations of Americans, from activists to community leaders and the President of the United States to the singer-songwriter performing original songs in an eclectic …
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Exhibitions, Musicians, Sheet Music, Special Collections