Harlem Cultural Festival
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The Harlem Cultural Festival (also known as "Black Woodstock") was a series of music concerts held in Harlem during the summer of 1969 to celebrate African American music and culture and to promote the continued politics of black pride. Notable participants included Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly & the Family Stone, Jesse Jackson, Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach, The 5th Dimension, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, and Moms Mabley, among many others.
The concerts took place in Harlem's Mount Morris Park on Sundays at 3PM from June 29 to August 24, 1969.
[edit] Sources
- "Remembering Harlem's 'Black Woodstock'". All Things Considered. National Public Radio. August 15, 2009. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111922784.
- Morgan, Richard (February 1, 2007). "Black Woodstock". Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Institution. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/woodstock.html?c=y&page=1.
- image of Festival Poster with select video footage: http://loadedtothegills.blogspot.com/2007/06/sly-stone-at-harlem-fesitval-1969.html
