The funeral of the late soull legend Aretha Franklin takes place on 31 August. The funeral will be held at the Greater Grace church in Franklin's hometown of Detroit, her spokeswoman said.
On 28 and 29 August, the body of the musician will be exhibited at the Charles Wright Museum dedicated to the history of African-Americans. In 2005 the burial of the civil rights icon Rosa Parks took place in the church. The African-American park had refused on 1 December 1955 in a bus to make way for a white passenger.
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