Nina Simone "Four Women", can someone tell me the story behind the songs and the characters?

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"Although Nina was called the "High Priestess of Soul" by her fans and was regarded by them as an almost religious figure, she was often misunderstood as well. When she wrote "Four Women" (Wild is the Wind) in 1966--a bitter lament of four negro women whose circumstances and outlook are related to subtle gradations in skin colour--the song was banned on Philadelphia and New York radio stations because "it was insulting to Black People"... "

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