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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
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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
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Movement of 6 mil African Americans from rural south to urban north Two waves between 1910-1970 Escaping the racism prevalent in the south allowed for black Americans to explore their creativity Harlem Renaissance, Motown Detroit
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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”)
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