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Soul Survivor: Aretha Franklin

The passing of Aretha Franklin last week dominated the news last week. While the majority of the coverage rightly focused on her achievements as one of the greatest performers of the 20th century, she also had a significant and lasting impact on the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Academic and writer Bonnie Greer speaks to Isabel Fraser about the singer鈥檚 influence and standing in the African American community.

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