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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."

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.

Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder

Self

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Self - Artist

Chris Rock

Chris Rock

Self - Artist

Tony Lawrence

Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)

Nina Simone

Nina Simone

Self (archive footage)

B.B. King

B.B. King

Self (archive footage)

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archive footage)

Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

Self (archive footage)

David Ruffin

Self

Sly Stone

Sly Stone

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

Self (archive footage)

John V. Lindsay

John V. Lindsay

Self (archive footage)

Ray Barretto

Ray Barretto

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Herbie Mann

Self (archive footage)

Mongo SantamarĂ­a

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Questlove

Questlove

Self (uncredited)

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Luis A. Miranda Jr.

Self - Civic Leader

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite (archive footage)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Self - Activist (archive footage)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self - Activist (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy

Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley

Self (archive footage)

Max Roach

Self (archive footage)

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

Self - Comedian & Actor (archive footage)

Dorinda Drake

Self - Festival Attendee

Barbara Bland-Acosta

Self - Festival Attendee

Darryl Lewis

Self - Festival Attendee

Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight

Self - Musician

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore

Self (archive footage)

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin

Self (archive sound)

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self - Minister & Activist

Marilyn McCoo

Marilyn McCoo

Self - The 5th Dimension

Sheila E.

Sheila E.

Self - Musician

Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

Self (archive sound)

George Kirby

Self (archive footage)

Willie Tyler

Willie Tyler

Self - Ventriloquist (archive footage)

Billy Davis Jr.

Billy Davis Jr.

Self - The 5th Dimension

John Chancellor

John Chancellor

Self (archive footage)

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham

Self (archive footage)

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Harry Reasoner

Harry Reasoner

Self (archive footage)

Selema Masekela

Selema Masekela

Self - Son of Hugh Masekela

Edwin Hawkins

Self - Performer (archive footage)

Kwame Ture

Kwame Ture

Self - Activist (archive footage)

Bones Howe

Bones Howe

Self - Music Producer (archive footage)

Greg Errico

Greg Errico

Self - Drummer, Sly & the Family Stone

Roy Ayers

Self

Musa Jackson

Self - Festival Attendee

Charlayne Hunter-Gault

Self - Former Reporter, The New York Times

Cholly Atkins

Self - Choreographer for Motown (archive footage)

Crew