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.
Keywords:
Jazz
Empowerment
Blues
Civil rights
Rhythm and blues
Music festival
Summer
Concert film
Harlem, new york city
1960s
Funk music
African american history
Soul music
Black power
Black music
Movie tag line: "A Questlove Jawn."
Character: Self
Character: Self
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Character: Self (archive footage)