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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

A Questlove Jawn.

7.64 - voted by 220
During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

Cast

Stevie Wonder poster

Stevie Wonder

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda poster

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self - Artist

Chris Rock poster

Chris Rock

Self - Artist

Tony Lawrence poster

Tony Lawrence

Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)

Nina Simone poster

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King poster

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln poster

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Mavis Staples poster

Mavis Staples

Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

Mahalia Jackson poster

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

David Ruffin poster

David Ruffin

Self

Sly Stone poster

Sly Stone

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela poster

Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)

John V. Lindsay poster

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

Ray Barretto poster

Ray Barretto

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Herbie Mann poster

Herbie Mann

Self (archive footage)