S3·E5 – Young, Gifted and Black⭐ 2.9/5
2021-03-23 • 48 min
Aretha, inspired by Angela Davis and the Soledad Brothers, records her protest album “Young, Gifted and Black” in 1970. Despite Jerry Wexler’s uncertainty, the album is a success. Barbara Franklin makes a decision that has a devastating effect on Little Re in 1951.
Cast
Cynthia Erivo
Aretha Franklin
Malcolm Barrett
Ted White
Patrice Covington
Erma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Carolyn Franklin
David Cross
Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Hebert Gregory
Ruth Bowen
Shaian Jordan
young Aretha 'Little Re' Franklin
Courtney B. Vance
C.L. Franklin
Marque Richardson
King Curtis
Michael Alban
Second Famous Producer
Chandra Lynn Alexander
Sister Helen
Jana Allen
Second Journalist