At the time Soul music originated in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it was also the time of Civil Rights Movement. Here are several musicians successfully expressed the message that African Americans want the same right and Whites people have in their songs. The first is Aretha Franklin (1942-). She first signed with a white-owned company and they did not recognize her talent. Then her agent switched Franklin to a black American earned company, and she soon known as “the Queen of Soul”. “Respects” is one of her most famous recordings, which resonated throughout both black and white communities. And the lyrics of the song most reflected the demand of civil rights activists. Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999) and Marvin Gaye (1939-1084) also wrote
