Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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.
Cast
Stevie Wonder
as Self
Lin-Manuel Miranda
as Self - Artist
Chris Rock
as Self - Artist
Tony Lawrence
as Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)
Nina Simone
as Self (archive footage)
B.B. King
as Self (archive footage)
Abbey Lincoln
as Self (archive footage)
Mavis Staples
as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Mahalia Jackson
as Self (archive footage)
David Ruffin
as Self
