If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.
In 1939
- Marian Anderson performs for 65,000 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial after she is refused admission to the Daughters of the American Revolution's Constitutional Hall
In 1950
- Juanita Hall becomes the first African American to win a Tony award for her role as Bloody Mary in the musical South Pacific
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