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Contralto Marian Anderson sings her famous 1939 concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Fred Friendly recalls the production of the 1954 “See It Now” TV broadcast that helped to derail Sen. Joseph McCarthy, and former hostage Jackie Plug recalls her torture as a passenger on the hijacked Egyptair Flight 648. Though brief, this collection of NPR interviews offers powerful sound bites of American history.