On September 27, the 34-year-old was performing at the Capital One Arena in Washington, when she revealed that The Library of Congress let her borrow one of the relics for her concert during the Special tour.
As per the Princeton University site, James Madison is believed to have owned over a hundred slaves on his Virginia plantation. Madison was born and raised in a slave-labor plantation environment, with both lines of his family making their fortunes in tobacco production.
It is also believed that after joining politics, Madison used to bring slaves to the White House, and even sold them off to other people for personal profit.
Fans hailed Lizzo for making history
In reference to the flute’s history with James Madison, Lizzo’s fans hailed the singer on Twitter for being the first person in 200 years to play the crystal instrument.
For her September 26 performance in Washington, the singer wore a shimmering bodysuit. She introduced the special segment of her music tour by saying:
She continued:
The Juice singer gently held the crystal flute and blew into it twice before saying:
Several fans and renowned personalities applauded Lizzo and The Library of Congress for making history while also breaking age-old barriers.
Before the concert, the Library of Congress invited Lizzo to visit the flute archive and even play some of them.
The 14th Librarian of Congress, Carla Diane Hayden, penned down an invitation to Lizzo over the weekend and tweeted:
On September 26, the About Damn Time singer was seen visiting the building ahead of her concert.
The singer also took to her Instagram handle to share her big achievement by posting a video while playing the crystal flute.
She captioned it:
The singer is currently on her Special Tour, which will end in November. The music tour began over the weekend in Florida and is also the titular name of her fourth studio album.
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