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Trailer | Mr. SOUL!

Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.

Aired 02/22/2021

Independent Lens

Trailer | Mr. SOUL!

Preview: Season 22 Episode 9 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Mr. SOUL! explores the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public TV.

Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr. SOUL! delves into this critical moment in television history, as well as the man who guided it, highlighting a turning point in representation whose impact continues to resonate to this day.

Aired 02/22/2021

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Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

Independent Lens

Trailer | Mr. SOUL!

Preview: Season 22 Episode 9 | 32sVideo has Closed Captions

Premiering in 1968, SOUL! was the first nationally broadcast all-Black variety show on public television, merging artists from the margins with post-Civil Rights Black radical thought. Mr. SOUL! delves into this critical moment in television history, as well as the man who guided it, highlighting a turning point in representation whose impact continues to resonate to this day.

Aired 02/22/2021

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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