Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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. Released: 2021
Casts: Chris Rock, Questlove, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Redd Foxx, Richard Nixon, Walter Cronkite, Mahalia Jackson, Moms Mabley, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Malcolm X, Stevie Wonder, Robert F. Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Mavis Staples, Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, Martin Luther King Jr., Sly Stone, Tony Lawrence, David Ruffin, Hugh Masekela, John V. Lindsay, Ray Barretto, Herbie Mann, Mongo Santamaría, Luis A. Miranda Jr.
