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Why would Marian Anderson's singing of "My Country 'Tis of Thee" at

the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 bring tears to the narrator's eyes?

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Because they are honoring the soldiers that fought for the country, and Marian Anderson is paying them respect for the hard work the soldiers put in.
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