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    Nina Simone was a famous singer and pianist born in 1933 in North Carolina. She showed an early talent for music, learning piano at age 4. Simone overcame poverty and racism to earn a scholarship to Juilliard, where she studied classical piano. Simone used her music to support the Civil Rights Movement, writing songs like "Mississippi Goddam" about racial injustice. Though she faced health and financial challenges, Simone continued performing and released hit songs that influenced artists like Erykah Badu. She is remembered as "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement" for using her talent to advocate for social change.

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    Nina Simone was a famous singer and pianist born in 1933 in North Carolina. She showed an early talent for music, learning piano at age 4. Simone overcame poverty and racism to earn a scholarship to Juilliard, where she studied classical piano. Simone used her music to support the Civil Rights Movement, writing songs like "Mississippi Goddam" about racial injustice. Though she faced health and financial challenges, Simone continued performing and released hit songs that influenced artists like Erykah Badu. She is remembered as "the voice of the Civil Rights Movement" for using her talent to advocate for social change.

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    NinaSimoneBiography

    JoshalynAnderson1

    NinaSimoneBiography
    JoshalynAnderson
    WendellphillipsAcademyHighSchool
    5/18/15

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    NinaSimonewasgoodatmanythingsbutshereallylovestosingandshemarchedwith
    DrKing.EuniceKathleenWaymonwhoisknownasNinaSimoneisafamoussinger.Simone
    iswellknownasagreatsingerandapianist.NinaSimonewasbornonFebruary,21,1933in
    Tryon,NorthCarolina.NinaSimonetooktomusicatanearlyage,learningtoplaythepianoat
    theageof4andsinginginhermomschurchschoir.Simonewasthesixthofseven
    children,andshegrewuppoor.Simonesmusicteacherhelpedestablishaspecialfundtopay
    forSimoneseducation.Whenshefinishedhighschoolshewonascholarshipformusic.
    SimonewenttoJuilliard,oneofNewYorkCitysfamousschools.NinaSimonewasinspired
    bypeoplelikeJamesBaldwin,whosewritinghadturnintoroleofthechurchinformingidentity
    forAfricanAmericans.Simonereceivedascholarshiptostudyclassicalpiano.
    ErykahBaduwasNinaSimonesbiggestinfluence.Herbiggestaccomplishmentwasin
    thelate90s.WhenhersongMyBabyJustCaresForMe,anditbecameatop10hitin
    Britain,anditwasusedincommercialsintheUnitedKingdom.Shepushedherselftoachieve
    heraccomplishment.Ittookherafewyearstoachieveheraccomplishment.
    Thebiggestchallengeinherlifewashavingtobeatbreastcancer.NinaSimonealsohad
    otherhealthproblemsbesidesbreastcancer.Shealsostruggledwithherfinances,managers,and
    recordlabels.Whenshewassickshetookgoodcareofherselftomakesureshewouldbeok
    andmadesureshewouldbeabletoliveaslongasshecan.
    NinaSimonewroteasongcalledMississippiGoddamnInresponsetothe1963
    bombingthatkilledfouryounggirls,andMedgar.Thiswashappeningintheworldatthistime.
    Whenshewassickshestoppedsingingforawhileandtookabreakuntilshefeltbetterthatwas
    theonlythingthateverstopherfromwantingtoachievehergoals.NinaSimoneiswellknown

    NinaSimoneBiography

    JoshalynAnderson3

    becauseshewrotegoodmusic.Shewasareallygoodsingerthatswhyhermusicwasahitin
    the90s.Shewasamotivatorbecauseshewasacivilrightssinger,andshehelpedmakea
    change.ShealsowroteasongcalledYoung,Gifted,andBlack.Shewasaleaderbecauseshe
    madeachangeandshemarchedinthecivilrightmovementtomakeachange.
    NinaSimonesungsongsduringthecivilrightsmovement,andshewantedtodo
    somethingdifferentandmakethefuturebetterthanitwasbackthen.Whatpeoplecanlearn
    fromNinaSimoneisyoushouldntletanythingoranyonestopyoufromachievingyourdream
    orgoals,nomatterhowhardorbadthesituationmightbe.IfNinaSimoneneverexistedthe
    worldwouldbedifferentbecausewewouldn'thavesomeonelikehertolookupandsayshe
    madeachangeinourlives.ThemostimportantfactaboutNinaSimoneisshewasknownasthe
    voiceoftheCivilRightsMovement.Thisisveryimportantbecauseshehelpedmakeachange
    intheworld.andmadebetterandnowwehaveourfreedomthatwereallydidnthaveinthe
    olddays.NinaSimonealsowouldberememberedasastrongwomanbecausewhenshehad
    healthproblems,shedidntstoptryingtoachieveherdreams,andbecomesomethingbiginher
    life.

    NinaSimoneBiography

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    NinaSimone.Bio.AandETelevisionNetworks,2015.Web.
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