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'Dancing in the Street' singer on marching for rights

‘Dancing in the Street’ by Martha Reeves and the Vandellas wasn't written as a protest song back in 1964, but it became one when young people in the US took to the streets protesting against racism.

The song has been re-recorded countless times - including by David Bowie and Mick Jagger.

Martha Reeves, now in her 70s, didn't march in the 1960s - but has recently joined the protests triggered by the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police.

"I never thought in my life I would see a murder... the hate that some people have lived and were taught since childhood"

(Photo: Martha Reeves. Credit: Getty Images)

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