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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.
Cast
Stevie WonderSelf 
Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf - Artist 
Chris RockSelf - Artist 
Tony LawrenceSelf - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage) 
Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage) 
B.B. KingSelf (archive footage) 
Abbey LincolnSelf (archive footage) 
Mavis StaplesSelf - Singer (archive footage) (voice) 
Mahalia JacksonSelf (archive footage) - D
David RuffinSelf 
Sly StoneSelf - Performer (archive footage) 
Hugh MasekelaSelf (archive footage) 
John V. LindsaySelf (archive footage) 
Ray BarrettoSelf - Performer (archive footage) - H
Herbie MannSelf (archive footage) - M
Mongo SantamaríaSelf - Performer (archive footage)
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