Nina Simone

I was absent the whole week we discussed and watched the documentary about Nina Simone. So I took time to do some research about her life. During her lifetime she carried many titles and roles. She was best-known for her musical career. You could say it opened the door for her to be able to influence people and spread change. Which was in the end, where her best accomplishments were. She grew up in North Carolina in a big family with not a lot of money. She developed a love for music at an early age. Her hometown music teacher raised money for her schooling. Along the way multiple events of racial prejudice sparked her passion for civil rights. Once at her own concert her parents were moved from the front row to the back and she didn't play until they were changed back to the front. She publicly stated this played a major role in her passion for civil rights. All throughout her life she faced challenges and an uphill battle. But she never let that stop her. She not only used it as motivation but even to spark change throughout the country. She sacrificed her career to spread awareness and change. During her main years of civil rights focus, people began boycotting her music and her career suffered. It shows just how much she cared about the overall cause and how it was something bigger then her own self. It was no easy life for Nina Simone and her career and civil rights activist roles will forever be remembered for both the good times and the bad.