Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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2021
1h 57m
7.6(213 votes)
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Overview

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.

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Vulcan Productions
Concordia Studio

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6 videos

Cast & Crew

29 members
Acting

Stevie Wonder

Self

Stevie Wonder
Acting

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Acting

Chris Rock

Self

Chris Rock
Acting

Tony Lawrence

Self

No Image
Acting

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone
Acting

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King
Acting

Abbey Lincoln

Self

Abbey Lincoln
Acting

Mavis Staples

Self

Mavis Staples
Acting

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Mahalia Jackson
Acting

David Ruffin

Self

No Image
Acting

Sly Stone

Self

Sly Stone
Acting

Hugh Masekela

Self

Hugh Masekela
Acting

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

John V. Lindsay
Acting

Ray Barretto

Self

Ray Barretto
Acting

Herbie Mann

Self

No Image
Acting

Mongo Santamaría

Self

No Image
Acting

Questlove

Self (uncredited)

Questlove
Acting

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Self

Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Acting

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite
Acting

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X
Acting

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Acting

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy
Acting

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon
Acting

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy
Acting

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson
Acting

Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

Moms Mabley
Acting

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

No Image
Acting

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro
Acting

Redd Foxx

Self (uncredited)

Redd Foxx

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