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PBS Journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault On The Cultural Shifts Spotlighted In 'Summer Of Soul'

Published June 30, 2021 at 11:23 AM CDT
Tony Lawrence hosts the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, featured in "Summer of Soul." (Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2021 20th Century Studios)
Tony Lawrence hosts the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969, featured in "Summer of Soul." (Photo courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2021 20th Century Studios)

The new documentary “Summer of Soul” about the iconic Harlem Cultural Festival in the summer of 1969 opens in theaters and can be streamed on Hulu on Friday.

Host Robin Young speaks with PBS special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault who appears in the documentary.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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