The Supremes--Diana Ross, Florence Ballad, and Mary Wilson--rose from the poverty of Detroit����_��s housing projects to become Motown����_��s most consistent hit-makers and the most popular female group of the Sixties. They sang in a style that bridged the worlds of pop and soul. The group exuded a charm and soulfulness that appealed to black and white listeners at a time when racial divides were coming down.