behind-the-scenes, and her just remarkable music and contribution as many have called her, as mark anthony nealrguably the greatest american singer of the 20th century. we're talking to angela davis, mark anthony neal at of african-americanan and africanan studieies at duke university, ad ofo farah jasmine griffin columbia university. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: aretha franklin, who died this week at the age of 76. the apollo marquis is emblazoned with her name "the queen of soul ." we are spending the hour on the life, the music, the genius, the activism of aretha franklin. she sang at three presidential inaugurations, the pre-inauguration of president carter, the inauguration of president clinton, and the inauguration of president obama. and that is where we are g going to go right now. is araretha is aretha frankling "my country'tis of thee" at president obama's first 2009guration january 20, [captioning made possible by democracy now!] the by country'tis of libertyd of sing. i land where my father died p pridehe pilgrim's frfrom every mountainside freedom, freedom riring let freedom