Aretha, inspired by Angela Davis and the Soledad Brothers, records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black" in 1970. Despite Jerry Wexler's uncertainty, the album is a success. Barbara Franklin makes a decision that has a devastating effect on Little Re in 1951.

Genius Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - Aretha: Respect
• s03e02 - Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along
• s03e03 - Aretha: Do Right Woman
• s03e04 - Aretha: Unforgettable
• s03e05 - Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
• s03e06 - Aretha: Amazing Grace
• s03e07 - Aretha: Chain of Fools
• s03e08 - Aretha: No One Sleeps

Genius Show Summary

Anthology series about famous geniuses with the first season charting how Einstein-an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn't get a teaching job or a doctorate-unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe.