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"Pops Staples: "I like this man's message. I really like his…" — Mavis Staples
c. 2014(Approximate date)· Mavis Staples (speaker)
“Pops Staples: "I like this man's message. I really like his message. And I think that if he can preach it, we can sing it." Mavis Staples: "Every concert that I do today, I'm still singing freedom songs... I'm not going to let it go 'cause I'm a witness. I'm a living witness."”
- Speaker
- Mavis Staples
- Occasion
- NPR interview, April 12, 2014 (recalling Pops Staples, c. 1963)
Mavis Staples recalling how Pops Staples turned the family gospel group toward freedom songs after hearing Dr. King preach.