Celebrate Juneteenth: “Respect: Soul Music and the Civil Rights Movement”

Gospel and folk music were important in the struggle for equality, but Soul music also inspired and united Americans. Soul artists like Aretha Franklin and Florida’s own Sam and Dave and Timmy Thomas supported Dr. Martin Luther King directly, and their music and messages, along with Sam Cooke and Curtis Mayfield, became anthems of the movement.

John Capouya, author of the award-winning book Florida Soul, tells this important story in words, images, and stirring soul music from the 1960s and 1970s.

The Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center will host a screening of Capouya’s lecture “Respect: Soul Music in the Civil Rights Movement” on Thursday, June 15 at 4 PM on the second floor in the Excelsior Room.

This event is free, but registration is required:

• Virtual Registration
• In-person Registration

This Florida Talks program was sponsored in part by Florida Humanities with funds from the State of Florida, the Department of State Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the aforementioned entities.