Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin’s long and storied career made her one of the most prominent performers in the music industry and allowed her to develop relationships with some of the most important and influential people in the country, especially those within the Black community. Franklin’s influence and connections also apparently landed her on the radar of the FBI, who secretly tracked her moves and relationships as part of their process of monitoring and harassing Black leaders and prominent individuals during and after the Civil Rights Movement . Thanks to a request made by journalist Jenn Dize through the Freedom of Information Act, we now know the shocking details of the federal surveillance against Franklin. Here are five of the most shocking things to be revealed through the formerly secret FBI files on Aretha Franklin.