Mavis Staples On Civil Rights Movement And Still Performing At 75

WFAE | By Marshall Terry

Published January 30, 2015 at 9:37 AM EST

Mavis Staples of the legendary Staple Singers got her start as a teenager in the 50s in her family’s band. In the 60s, the Staple Singers, led the by the patriarch Roebuck “Pops” Staples, become well-known as a voice of the Civil Rights movement. Mavis Staples is performing at Wingate University this evening. Morning Edition host Marshall Terry caught up with her before the show, and asked her about her memories of the Civil Rights era.

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Marshall came to WFAE after graduating from Appalachian State University, where he worked at the campus radio station and earned a degree in communication. Outside of radio, he loves listening to music and going to see bands - preferably in small, dingy clubs.

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