Lionel Richie: Civil Rights, Family & a Bearer of Love
Update: 2025-10-06
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Lionel Richie reveals how his childhood during the Civil Rights era shaped his life and music. Growing up in Tuskegee, Alabama, he wanted to join the Selma to Montgomery marches, but his parents forbade it, a decision they later explained was to protect his dreams from the pain of their past. Richie discusses the Tuskegee anger he witnessed and how it influenced his choice to avoid politics, instead focusing on spreading love and positivity through his music, as detailed in his new memoir, Truly.
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