Sing Out! The 1960s at Carnegie Hall.

• Position: SOCIAL CAUSES

At the laying of Carnegie Hall's cornerstone in 1890, Andrew Carnegie said that "all good causes may here find a platform." At no time were those words better represented than in the 1960s when voices were raised in protest, singing out to be heard. Throughout this pivotal decade, among the more than 3,600 events was an extraordinary variety of benefits and tributes for social causes that used the stage as a platform from which to raise awareness and funds.

"Sing Out! The 1960s at Carnegie Hall" --part of "The '60s: The Years that Changed America" festival--is on view through April 30 in the Hall's Rose Museum, New York.

The exhibition--which includes a number of original artifacts, some on view to the public for the first time in 50 years--highlights 16 key musical and nonmusical events at the Hall during this tumultuous decade when artists and crusaders representing various perspectives called out for social justice.

The events featured in the exhibition include:

* A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., organized by Maya Angelou and Sammy Davis, Jr., with an all-star roster, including Tony Bennett, Harry Belafonte; Mahalia Jackson, Carmen McRae, and Sidney Poitier.

* A benefit concert for Cesar Chavez and the California Grape Workers, organized by Gloria Steinem.

* An evening with the most outspoken African-American comedian of his day, Dick Gregory, and the Freedom Singers, benefiting the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

* A Sing-In for Peace--considered the first musical protest against the Vietnam War--organized by folk singer Barbara Dane and husband Irwin Silber, cofounder and editor of Sing Out! magazine.

* A concert featuring Louis X (Louis Farrakhan, Sr.), head...