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The famous black contralto singer Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, after being denied the ability to perform down the street at Constitution Hall. And when she did, she transformed the monument into something more than a stone temple to Abraham Lincoln. She ushered in its new life as an active place for generations of Americans to continue the work to\\u201cbind up the nation\\u2019s wounds.\\u201d

Hosted by Washington Post journalist Lillian Cunningham, the podcast episode features experts Molefi Kete Asante, head of the African American Studies Department at Temple University; Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of \\u201cTeam of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln\\u201d; and Post architecture critic Philip Kennicott.

This is a special episode of the \\u201cPresidential\\u201d podcast series. In 44 chronological episodes, the \\u201cPresidential\\u201d podcast took listeners on an epic historical journey through the personality and legacy of each of the American presidents. Created and hosted by Lillian Cunningham, \\u201cPresidential\\u201d features interviews with the country\\u2019s greatest experts on the presidency, including Pulitzer Prize-winning biographers, historians and journalists. 

The full \\u201cPresidential\\u201d series is available to listen to here. Start listening at the very beginning, with the life of George Washington, or jump ahead to any president whose story you want to better understand.