She Signed the Check Knowing It Would Cost Her

Dorothy was the principal of a small elementary school in Alabama. The school's annual activity budget was nine hundred dollars. The ticket to Aretha Franklin's concert was eight hundred and fifty. She signed the check on a Tuesday morning, knowing exactly what she was doing. She lost her job three days later. She never said she was wrong. 00:00 — Dorothy signs the check 02:30 — The school in a small Alabama town 05:00 — Why Aretha Franklin mattered to her 08:00 — The night of the concert 11:00 — Monday morning 13:30 — What she kept #ArethaFranklin #ArethaFranklinDocumentary #QueenOfSoul #SoulMusicHistory #ArethaFranklinUntoldStory #ClassicRnB #70sSoulMusic #OldSchoolRnB #ArethaFranklinLive #GospelMusic

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