Soul America: Say It Loud

SYNOPSIS

In the late 60s and early 70s, black America went to war. Inequality, poverty and racism fanned the flames of radical black politics and a harder soul sound: Isaac Hayes, James Brown and the Whitfield-and-Strong-era Temptations. It was the best of soul, it was the worst of times. 1967 was no summer of love for black America. The Detroit riot was one of 159 uprisings across America. When Dr King was murdered the following year in America's other soul city, Memphis, a tipping point was reached.