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Ashabranner, Brent

No Better Hope: What the Lincoln Memorial Means to America

(4) 4-6 Great American Memorials series. Photographs by Jennifer Ashabranner. Ashabranner's succinct text begins to resonate when he writes about two seminal events linked with the Memorial: the Marian Anderson concert in 1939 and the 1963 March on Washington. Illuminating the connection between Lincoln and civil rights history, the chapter stands out in this well-written but didactic text. The color photos are clear but undistinguished. Bib., ind.

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