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Erudite but never pretentious

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the secrets they have all been keeping threaten to come out—with drastic consequences for all involved

Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion Religion_Gift_Guide old New York’s biggestThe story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a monument to racial harmony in blighted south Memphis during the civil rights movement. Their success soon pits the siblings against each other, and the brother abandons his sister for a visionary African American partner. Under integrated leadership, Stax explodes as a national player until, Icarus like, the heights they achieve result in their tragic demise.