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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

Crossroads (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 51 min | Documentary

The rich diversity of the Harlem population shapes new forms of music that draw on different sounds and styles heard around the neighborhood, like R&B, jazz, soul, mambo, blues, and 'boogaloo,' all of which reflect the common goal of racial justice.
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Nov 22, 2020 (United States)
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45 cast members
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C.T. Vivian
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John Lewis
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Eunice Townsend
Self - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident   See fewer
Martin Luther King
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Joe Bataan
Self - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident   See fewer
Herb Boyd
Self - Journalist and Educator Self - Journalist and Educator   See fewer
Charles Rangel
Self - U.S. Congressman 1971-2017 Self - U.S. Congressman 1971-2017   See fewer
Harry Belafonte
Self - Musician & Activist (archive footage) Self - Musician & Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
James Small
Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar (as Prof. James Small) Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar (as Prof. James Small)   See fewer
Sammy Davis Jr.
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Odetta
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Ossie Davis
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Anthony Perkins
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Shelley Winters
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Leonard Bernstein
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James Baldwin
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Tony Bennett
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Peter Paul & Mary
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Denise Oliver-Velez
Self - Activist Self - Activist   See fewer
Nina Simone
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Gary Bartz
Self - Jazz Saxophonist Self - Jazz Saxophonist   See fewer
Warren Smith
Self - Jazz Percussionist Self - Jazz Percussionist   See fewer
Herbie Hancock
Self - Jazz Musician and Composer Self - Jazz Musician and Composer   See fewer
Felipe Luciano
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Doris Day
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Patti Page
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Perry Como
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Andy Williams
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Mongo Santamaria
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Jamal Joseph
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Mickey Melendez
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Forest Whitaker
Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem   See fewer
Huey P. Newton
Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)   See fewer
Stokely Carmichael
Self - SNCC (archive footage) Self - SNCC (archive footage)   See fewer
H. Rap Brown
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Giancarlo Esposito
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John V. Lindsay
Self - Mayor of New York City (archive footage) (as John Lindsay) Self - Mayor of New York City (archive footage) (as John Lindsay)   See fewer
Shana L. Redmond
Self - Professor UCLA, Musicology (as Shana Redmond) Self - Professor UCLA, Musicology (as Shana Redmond)   See fewer
The Beatles
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Nile Rodgers
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Mick Jagger
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Courtland Cox
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Trinh Thi Ngo
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Billy Mitchell
Self - Apollo Theater Historian Self - Apollo Theater Historian   See fewer
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