Sing, Aretha, Sing!: Aretha Franklin, Respect, and the Civil Rights Movement

by Hanif Abdurraqib

Book Overview

A young Aretha Franklin captivates her community with the song "Respect" during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, in this striking picture book biography that will embolden today's young readers to sing their own truth.

When Aretha Franklin sang, she didn't just sing...she sparked a movement. As a performer and a civil rights activist, the Queen of Soul used her voice to uplift freedom fighters and the Black community during...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374313458
• ISBN13: 9780374313456
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.2" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3