If youre looking for something to do Wednesday evening after our next expected round of snow, you might want to check out www.whitehouse.gov beginning at 5:15 p.m. Bob Dylan will be one of at least a dozen musical acts performing that night in the East Room to honor the Civil Rights Movement, and the White [...]

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Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom marches and civil disobedience.

The stately East Room of the White House rang with the sound of 1960s protest last night, as President Barack Obama hosted an evening of the music which formed a soundtrack to the civil rights movement.

An all-star lineup of musical artists of all genres braved a snowy night to perform civil right-era music for the president and first lady.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing another wintry wallop, the White House decided to move a concert celebrating civil rights music from Wednesday to Tuesday night to beat what could be a second crippling storm in a week.

Impending inclement weather forces the time switch.

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Despite the threat of a blizzard, nearly a dozen Lakewood High School students visit the White House for an education program on civil rights.

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The White House Music Series begins this week with In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. The event, which will be hosted by the President and First Lady, is part of an ongoing series of White House events commemorating Black History Month.

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Due to the impending arrival of yet another massive winter storm, the White House has moved a concert of civil rights music up one night, reports the Washington Post . "In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement" will now take place tonight in the East Room tonight instead of tomorrow evening.

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A star-studded lineup is expected to brave the cold to perform for the president.

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WASHINGTON - The stately East Room of the White House rang with the sound of 1960s protest Tuesday, as President Barack Obama hosted an evening of the music which formed a soundtrack to the civil rights movement.

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