An African American singer and songwriter named Otis Redding wrote a song called Respect in 1965 which included the line 'All I'

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IrinaK [193]

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An African American singer and songwriter named Otis Redding wrote a song called Respect in 1965 which included the line 'All I'

m askin is for a little respect. Why would this song appeal to African Americans at the time?

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Helen [10] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-03T06:39:24+03:00

Helen [10]4 years ago

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It represented the African American fight against slavery

SSSSS [86.1K] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-03T04:54:05+03:00

The reason he wrote that is, African Americans were still being treated horribly. They may be free but many people still treated them horribly! There were points where people made them feel so uncomfrontable they would have rather walked down the street than ride the city bus...