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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

Freedom Songs (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 48 min | Documentary

A musical, political and spiritual revolution gains momentum across Black America, inspiring Jazz greats John Coltrane, Charlie Mingus and Max Roach to express their activism through their instruments, and Abbey Lincoln to vocalize her pain in song.
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Director
Keith McQuirter (directed by)
Composer
Cinematographer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 14, 2020

Release date
Nov 14, 2020 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 win

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Cast

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39 cast members
Name Known for
Nikki Giovanni
Self - Poet & Activist (archive footage) Self - Poet & Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
James Baldwin
Self - Writer & Activist (archive footage) Self - Writer & Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Giancarlo Esposito
Self - Actor / Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Self - Actor / Adam Clayton Powell Jr.   See fewer
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Adger W. Cowans
Self - Photographer (as Adger Cowans) Self - Photographer (as Adger Cowans)   See fewer
Al Sharpton
Self - Founder of National Action Network (as Rev. Al Sharpton) Self - Founder of National Action Network (as Rev. Al Sharpton)   See fewer
Ramón Bryant Braxton
Self - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger Self - Gospel Choir Conductor, Arranger   See fewer
Martha Reeves
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
Courtland Cox
Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington Self - SNCC Lead Organizer, March on Washington   See fewer
A. Peter Bailey
Self - Malcolm X Supporter Self - Malcolm X Supporter   See fewer
Billy Mitchell
Self - Apollo Theater Historian Self - Apollo Theater Historian   See fewer
A. Philip Randolph
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Denise Oliver-Velez
Self - Harlem Activist Self - Harlem Activist   See fewer
John Lewis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joan Baez
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Odetta
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Paul & Mary
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Eunice Townsend
Self - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident   See fewer
John Coltrane
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Gary Bartz
Self - Jazz Saxophonist Self - Jazz Saxophonist   See fewer
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Smith
Self - Jazz Percussionist Self - Jazz Percussionist   See fewer
Vernon E. Jordan Jr.
Self (voice) (archive sound) Self (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
Max Roach
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Felipe Luciano
Self - Poet & Activist Self - Poet & Activist   See fewer
Eddie Kahn
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Clifford Jordan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Abbey Lincoln
Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage) Self - Jazz Singer (archive footage)   See fewer
Herb Boyd
Self - Journalist and Educator Self - Journalist and Educator   See fewer
Jamal Joseph
Self - Activist Self - Activist   See fewer
Langston Hughes
Self - Writer, Poet and Activist (archive footage) Self - Writer, Poet and Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
James Small
Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar (as Professor James Small) Self - Pan-African Activist & Scholar (as Professor James Small)   See fewer
Forest Whitaker
Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actor, Bumpy Johnson, Godfather of Harlem   See fewer
Robin Clark
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
Bayard Rustin
Self - Civil Rights Activist & Organizer (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist & Organizer (archive footage)   See fewer
Taharqa Aleem
Self - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters Self - Author, Jimi Hendrix and Ghetto Fighters   See fewer
Betty Shabazz
Self - Wife of Malcolm X (archive footage) Self - Wife of Malcolm X (archive footage)   See fewer
Ossie Davis
Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (voice) (archive sound) Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
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