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

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021

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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: 2021-07-02
  • Runtime: 117 minutes
  • Genre: Music, Documentary, History
  • Stars: Stevie Wonder, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nina Simone, B. B. King, Abbey Lincoln, Mavis Staples, Moms Mabley, Mahalia Jackson, David Ruffin, Sly Stone, Hugh Masekela, John V. Lindsay, Ray Barretto, Herbie Mann, Mongo Santamaría, Questlove, Walter Cronkite, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Robert F. Kennedy  Show all >
    Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, Moms Mabley, Fidel Castro, Redd Foxx, Jesse Jackson, Chris Rock, Max Roach, Tony Lawrence, Luis Miranda
  • Director: Questlove