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!

"Before Oprah...Before Arsenio...There was..."


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Ellis Haizlip

Self (archive footage)


Sidney Poitier

Self (archive footage)


Blair Underwood

Ellis Haizlip (voice)


Patti LaBelle

Self (archive footage)


Stevie Wonder

Self (archive footage)


Gladys Knight

Self (archive footage)

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