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50 Years Before Beyonce’s Black Lives Matter Anthem, Mavis Staples Led a Movement

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A new documentary on HBO chronicles the life of Mavis Staples, who is still inciting change 50 years after she joined the Civil Rights Movement.

Matt Wilstein

Senior Editor

Published Feb. 28 2016 12:01AM EST

articles/2016/02/28/50-years-before-beyonce-s-black-lives-matter-anthem-mavis-staples-led-a-movement/160227-wilstein-mavis-doc-tease_kzqkfi — HBO

Matt Wilstein

Matt Wilstein

Senior Editor

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