As well as being an incredible songwriter and performer, Nina Simone was a tireless activist within the civil rights movement, which often influenced her music.
On the evening of Oct. 10, Doudna Fine Arts Center hosted Oh Freedom! Songs of the Civil Rights Movement, a concert dedicated ...
A civil rights champion and musical pariah, Nina Simone wrote some of the greatest songs of an entire generation, tackling subjects like racism and entrapment.
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