The Role of Struggle In Aretha Franklin’s Path to Greatness | Billboard

Moving congregations to holy dances at age 10 and President Obama to tears over 60 years later, Franklin influenced decades of American life, nourishing the civil rights and feminist movements, seeding hip-hop and dance music and modeling quiet strength — when she wasn’t outperforming every other singer alive.
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