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Young, Gifted and Black

Genius

Season 3Episode 5Aired 2021-03-23
Young, Gifted and Black

Young, Gifted and Black

Aretha, inspired by Angela Davis and the Soledad Brothers, records her protest album “Young, Gifted and Black” in 1970. Despite Jerry Wexler’s uncertainty, the album is a success. Barbara Franklin makes a decision that has a devastating effect on Little Re in 1951.