Music

When Aretha Franklin’s ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ Drew a Torrent of Racial Abuse

IN RETROSPECT

Racist critics of the time declared that Franklin ‘crucified’ the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ she performed to open the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Timothy Burke
Timothy Burke
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Timothy Burke

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