"We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It's our basic human right."
"I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well."
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Source: New again: Aretha Franklin. Interview with Pat Hackett, www.interviewmagazine.com. January 4, 2012.
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