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Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas
The 1964 Motown hit reflected the revolutionary mood of Black protesters and became a Civil Rights Movement anthem.
- On June 28, 1965, the Detroit-based trio Martha and the Vandellas performed "Nowhere to Run" on The CBS broadcast "It's What's Happening Baby," with the video filmed inside the Ford Motor River Rouge plant.
- CEO Berry Gordy used his experience on the Ford assembly line to establish Hitsville, the Detroit headquarters where he trained performers to perfect the "Motown sound" during the 1960s.
- Released in 1964, the signature hit "Dancing in the Street" became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting Black Americans' willingness to fight for equality during protests in Chicago and Washington.
- Martha Reeves and members of the Vandellas sued CEO Berry Gordy and Motown Records in 1989 for unpaid royalties, with the label settling the suit in 1991 for an undisclosed amount.
- Four years after a 1983 Motown Records performance in Pasadena, California, the B-52s inducted the group into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, cementing Reeves's influence on later Black female vocalists.
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Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas not only recorded an anthem for the civil rights era – they fought for fair pay and proudly called themselves divas
Classic songs ‘Nowhere to Run’ and ‘Dancing in the Street’ captured the revolutionary spirit of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.
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