Overview

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!

Genres

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)

Blair Underwood

Ellis Haizlip (voice)

Harry Belafonte

Self

Patti LaBelle

Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)

Gladys Knight

Self (archive footage)

Questlove

Self

Novella Nelson

Self

Maya Angelou

Self (archive footage)

Bill Withers

Self (archive footage)

Stan Lathan

Self

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)