12.3: Civil Rights Movement - Women's Rights
To-Do Date: Sat May 01 2021 06:59:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Civil Rights Movement - Women's Rights |
Fast forward to 1967. Seat belts are required in cars for the first time and the first ever successful heart transplant takes place. The civil rights movement has been on-going: interracial marriage becomes legal nationally (for the first time), and Thurgood Marshall is appointed the first black American Supreme Court Justice. Along with racial parity, gender equality is gaining momentum as a result of this unprecedented time of change. Aretha Franklin did not write this song - that would be Otis Redding - but Franklin made this cover specifically to call attention to the fact that his version was misogynistic (anti-woman) and used the same vehicle to demand respect for women. This song became a huge part of the women's rights movement and is listed as #5 on Rolling Stones list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. on Rolling Stone‘s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All time.
Read more at: https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/meaning-of-respect-by-aretha-franklin/ (Links to an external site.) on Rolling Stone‘s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All time.
Read more at: https://www.songmeaningsandfacts.com/meaning-of-respect-by-aretha-franklin/ (Links to an external site.) |
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