Rahsaan Roland Kirk

‘Soul!’, the Groundbreaking Public TV Show From the Black Power Era Is Rescued From the Archives
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‘Soul!’, the Groundbreaking Public TV Show From the Black Power Era Is Rescued From the Archives

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 / 22 April 2015
Musical acts ranged from Rahsaan Roland Kirk to Ashford & Simpson. Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin interrogated each other in a two-episode arc. Try finding a mix like that in the current PBS lineup.
It’s Been Beautiful: ‘Soul!’ and Black Power Television
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It’s Been Beautiful: ‘Soul!’ and Black Power Television

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 / 3 April 2015
Iconic chair-smashings helped shape the identity of the Soul! television program, while also alluding to the civil disobedience of the late '60s and early '70s.
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Finding Grace in Beautiful Places

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 / 13 September 2012
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Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Brotherman in the Fatherland

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 / 24 May 2006