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

Music | Documentary

7.6

Release Date

July 2, 2021

Duration

117 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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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Stevie Wonder

Self

Stevie Wonder

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Chris Rock

Self

Chris Rock

Tony Lawrence

Self

Tony Lawrence

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

Abbey Lincoln

Self

Abbey Lincoln

Mavis Staples

Self

Mavis Staples

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Mahalia Jackson

David Ruffin

Self

David Ruffin

Sly Stone

Self

Sly Stone

Hugh Masekela

Self

Hugh Masekela

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

John V. Lindsay

Ray Barretto

Self

Ray Barretto

Herbie Mann

Self

Herbie Mann

Mongo Santamaría

Self

Mongo Santamaría

Questlove

Self (uncredited)

Questlove

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Self

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

Moms Mabley

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Redd Foxx

Self (uncredited)

Redd Foxx

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