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Photos by Michael Lucido of Deadline Detroit
On a warm, sunny day, fans of Aretha Franklin -- many of them lifelong ones -- came to see the Queen of Soul, whose body and gold-plated casket are on view for two days at the Charles H.Wright African American History Museum in Midtown Detroit.
She wears a red lace dress and matching patent leather pumps with five-inch heels. Recorded gospel music reinforces the mood in the rotunda.
Notables in attendance Tuesday included the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who broke down in tears while talking to a throng of reporters outside.
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The viewing at the museum runs through 9 p.m. Wednesday, followed by visitation Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church, 8430 C.L. Franklin Blvd. (Linwood Street, between Clairmount Avenue and West Grand Boulevard), where she worshipped and her father was pastor.
A televised funeral is Friday begins at 10 a.m. Aug. 31 at Greater Grace Temple on West Seven Mile in Detroit, followed by entombment at a family mausoleum in the city's Woodlawn Cemetery.
