reflected in the music and the culture. So one would be correct in both assuming that the Civil Rights Movement gave rise to Soul music, as much Soul music contributed to the success of the campaign for civil rights. Soul music during its heyday, did more than simply entertain. For a race of people it served as a source of motivation, strength and education, for a people immersed in turmoil and tragedy. The institution of segregation had effectively inhibited the general populace’s awareness of the great achievements and contributions made by African-Americans throughout the history of the United States (Franklin 429). Inasmuch, Soul music sought to bring that undersight to light. Soul songs like Donny Hathaway’s “To Be Young, Gifted and Black,” was revolutionary, in that they sought to instill pride of one’s history, but at the same time motivate a new generation to reach new heights. As Hathaway says, “We must begin to tell our young, ‘Don’t you know that there is a whole world waiting for you?’”, he is calling for

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