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Sing, Aretha, sing! : Aretha franklin, "Respect," and the civil rights movement

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  • Running Time: 00:11 hrs
    Narrator: Angel Moore Choyce
    Publisher:
    OrangeSky Audio, 2022
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.
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    Certified Accessible By: National Network for Equitable Library Service
    Running Time: 00:11 hrs
    Narrator: Angel Moore Choyce
    Publisher:
    BC Libraries Cooperative, 2024
    Note: This book was produced with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

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  • Author: Abdurraqib, Hanif
    Contributor: Choyce, Angel Moore
    Edition: Unabridged
    Date:
    Created
    2022
    Summary:

    A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking biography that will embolden today's young listeners to sing their own truth. When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn't just sing ... she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during the height of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Her song "Respect" was an anthem of identity, survival, and joy. It gave hope to people trying to make change. And when Aretha sang, the world sang along. With Hanif Abdurraqib's poetic voice, Sing, Aretha, Sing! demonstrates how one brave voice can give new power to a nation, and how the legacy of Aretha Franklin lives on in a world still fighting for freedom.

    Genre:
    Biographies and autobiographies, Juvenile nonfiction, Music
    Subject(s): African American singers | African American women singers | African Americans | Civil rights movements | Franklin, Aretha | Singers | Soul musicians
    Original Publisher: Solon, OrangeSky Audio
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781664997806