In History:Nina Simone on how racial injustice made her a musician

In these exclusive BBC archive clips, Nina Simone describes how she used her remarkable voice to demand equality for black Americans in the 1960s. Simone on how racial injustice fuelled her songs: "Racial injustice fuelled my passion for equality" in America's first black American struggle.

In these exclusive BBC archive clips, Nina Simone describes how she used her remarkable voice to demand equality for black Americans in the 1960s. Simone on how racial injustice fuelled her songs: "Racial injustice fuelled my passion for equality" in America's first black American struggle.

Toni Morrison was one of the great 20th-Century novelists. She consciously aimed her work at black American readers. In a 2003 interview, she told the BBC about why that made her writing sing. She said 'writing for black people is tough' and that writing for black Americans is tough.