How Aretha Franklin Energized Two Social Movements With One Hit Song

(CNN) — Nobody would call Aretha Franklin a central figure of the civil rights movement. And she was not an overt feminist.
But the singer, who died Thursday at 76, shot to fame in 1967 with a hit song that inspired millions of women and African Americans during a turbulent period of social upheaval in America.
Aretha Franklin, “Queen of Soul,” Is Dead At 76
You know the tune, and you even know how to spell it: R-E-S-P-E-C-T.
Franklin’s signature song and biggest hit, &ld