Mr. SOUL!

Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was...

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On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars of black American culture onto the national television stage. He was hip. He was smart. He was innovative, political, and gay. In his personal fight for social equality, this man ensured the Revolution would be televised. The man was Ellis Haizlip. The Revolution was soul!

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Cast

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Ellis Haizlip actor Sidney Poitier actor Blair Underwood actor Harry Belafonte actor Patti LaBelle actor Stevie Wonder actor Gladys Knight actor Questlove actor Novella Nelson actor Maya Angelou actor

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Bill Withers actor Stan Lathan actor James Baldwin actor

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Carmen De Lavallade actor Al Green actor

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Kathleen Cleaver actor Felipe Luciano actor Nikki Giovanni actor

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Robert J. Thompson actor