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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.
Music   Documentary   History
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2021-07-02
⌚ Running Time: 117 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.618

Beloved Cast

Stevie Wonder original image
Self
Stevie Wonder
Lin-Manuel Miranda original image
Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Chris Rock original image
Self
Chris Rock
Tony Lawrence original image
Self
Tony Lawrence
Nina Simone original image
Self (archive footage)
Nina Simone
B.B. King original image
Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
Abbey Lincoln original image
Self
Abbey Lincoln
Mavis Staples original image
Self
Mavis Staples
Mahalia Jackson original image
Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson
David Ruffin original image
Self
David Ruffin
Sly Stone original image
Self
Sly Stone
Hugh Masekela original image
Self
Hugh Masekela
John V. Lindsay original image
Self (archive footage)
John V. Lindsay
Ray Barretto original image
Self
Ray Barretto
Herbie Mann original image
Self
Herbie Mann
Mongo Santamaría original image
Self
Mongo Santamaría
Questlove original image
Self (uncredited)
Questlove
Luis A. Miranda Jr. original image
Self
Luis A. Miranda Jr.
Walter Cronkite original image
Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
Malcolm X original image
Self (archive footage)
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr. original image
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy original image
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon original image
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy original image
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Jesse Jackson original image
Self (archive footage)
Jesse Jackson
Moms Mabley original image
Self (archive footage)
Moms Mabley
Max Roach original image
Self (archive footage)
Max Roach
Fidel Castro original image
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Redd Foxx original image
Self (uncredited)
Redd Foxx

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