Inducted 1995 Inducted members include: Rosalind Ashford-Holmes Betty Kelley Lois Reeves Martha Reeves Annette Sterling-Helton Released a string of hits in the mid ‘60s for the Motown Record label
Summertime anthem appealing to youth of America Celebratory lyrics also interpreted to refer to protests Became an anthem for the American Civil Rights Movement Reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart
Movement of 6 mil African Americans from rural south to urban north Two waves between Escaping the racism prevalent in the south allowed for black Americans to explore their creativity Harlem Renaissance, Motown Detroit
Lorem ipsum Established 1959 by Barry Gordy Jr. Business modeled after Ford Motor Co.’s assembly line Process resulted in a new style of music known as the “Motown Sound” (also called “The Sound of Young America”)