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Millions by demanding respect. the song became more than franklins biggest hit. it was a rallying cry in the feminist movement and civil rights campaign. it spoke to anyone who felt overlooked or unappreciated. ♪ what you want ♪ baby i got it the queen of soul rained an active voice in the fight gets an inequality. a 1970 jet magazine article said she posted bail for an activist. she told the publication black people will be free. franklin made history becoming the first woman to be indeduct...

>> following her death, the naacp described franklin as an iconic symbol of black pride whose music touched so many hearts and souls. >> its the love of my craft. >> the queen of soul about her compliments. her awards and honors stand as a testament as her use of lyrics to give the voiceless a voice. ♪ cnn, new york. >> what a woman. lets talk about the movie taking hollywood by storm. the director of "crazy rich asians" joins us on why the films all-asian cast is such a pivotal moment for t...

Could feel our history, all of it, and in every shade, our power and our pain, our darkness and our light. our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. we look at what made franklin both a music and civil rights icon. >> at birth, the odds were stacked against aretha franklin. she was born into poverty in the jim crow south of 1942 daughter of a baptist minister, franklin started singing in her church choir. ♪ as a teen franklin joined ddr ddr dr. martin luther king. she sang at his fune...