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.

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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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From her role as a Civil Rights activist to her transformative ... stemming from the Albany Movement. The group toured the country, performing songs that advocated for social justice and equality.

It’s one of the most ear-catching songs on Cowboy Carter ... about black women in the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement as an anthem of sorts, so it only makes sense that the Beatles ...