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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

Power (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 48 min | Documentary

New voices like The Black Panthers offer a message to Black America: reform is not enough; it's time for revolution. The call for Black Power sparks a cultural shift not just in Harlem, but around the world, as Black music infiltrates the mainstream.
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Nov 29, 2020 (United States)
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45 cast members
Name Known for
Robert F. Kennedy
Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Senator Robert F. Kennedy) Self - Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Senator Robert F. Kennedy)   See fewer
Robin Clark
Self - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident   See fewer
Coretta Scott King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Courtland Cox
Self - SNCC Activist Self - SNCC Activist   See fewer
Joe Bataan
Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician Self - Harlem Resident & Boogaloo Musician   See fewer
Felipe Luciano
Self - Poet & Activist Self - Poet & Activist   See fewer
Jamal Joseph
Self - Activist Self - Activist   See fewer
Stokely Carmichael
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
James Brown
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
A$AP Ferg
Self - Hip-Hop Artist Self - Hip-Hop Artist   See fewer
Eunice Townsend
Self - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident   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
Carlos Alomar
Self - Harlem Resident Self - Harlem Resident   See fewer
Joan Ganz Cooney
Self (voice) (archive sound) Self (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
Listen My Brother
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Luther Vandross
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self (voice) (archive sound) (as President Kennedy) Self (voice) (archive sound) (as President Kennedy)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (voice) (archive sound) (as President Johnson) Self (voice) (archive sound) (as President Johnson)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self (voice) (archive sound) (as President Nixon) Self (voice) (archive sound) (as President Nixon)   See fewer
Gil Scott-Heron
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sonia Sanchez
Self - Poet (voice) (archive sound) Self - Poet (voice) (archive sound)   See fewer
The Last Poets
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Gylan Kain
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Nelson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ellis Haizlip
Self - Host, Soul! (archive footage) Self - Host, Soul! (archive footage)   See fewer
Loretta Long
Self - Co-Host, Soul! (archive footage) Self - Co-Host, Soul! (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Ann Teer
Self - Founder, Harlem's National Theatre (archive footage) Self - Founder, Harlem's National Theatre (archive footage)   See fewer
Russell Pitchford
Self - Manager, The Last Poets (archive footage) Self - Manager, The Last Poets (archive footage)   See fewer
Martha Reeves
Self - Singer Self - Singer   See fewer
Gary Bartz
Self - Jazz Saxophonist Self - Jazz Saxophonist   See fewer
Denise Oliver-Velez
Self - Young Lord Self - Young Lord   See fewer
Mickey Melendez
Self - Young Lord Self - Young Lord   See fewer
Kathleen Cleaver
Self - Communications Secretary, Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Communications Secretary, Black Panther Party (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
Herb Boyd
Self - Journalist and Educator Self - Journalist and Educator   See fewer
Chika
Self - Hip Hop Artist Self - Hip Hop Artist   See fewer
Nina Simone
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Smith
Self - Jazz Percussionist Self - Jazz Percussionist   See fewer
Nile Rodgers
Self - Musician and Black Panther Self - Musician and Black Panther   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self - Governor, California (archive footage) Self - Governor, California (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobby Seale
Self - Co-Founder, Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Co-Founder, Black Panther Party (archive footage)   See fewer
H. Rap Brown
Self - Chairman, SNCC (archive footage) Self - Chairman, SNCC (archive footage)   See fewer
Markuann Smith
Self - Actor, Junie Byrd, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actor, Junie Byrd, Godfather of Harlem   See fewer
Ilfenesh Hadera
Self - Actress, Mayme Johnson, Godfather of Harlem Self - Actress, Mayme Johnson, Godfather of Harlem   See fewer
Giancarlo Esposito
Self - Actor / Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Self - Actor / Adam Clayton Powell Jr.   See fewer
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