Trailer: 'The Story of Soul!' feat Stokely Carmichael, Miriam Makeba, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka

In late 1967, PBS aired the inaugural episode of Ellis Haizlip’s show, SOUL!. Shot at the WNET studios in New York, it would be the first nationally syndicated television program in history dedicated solely to African-American culture. Through legendary music and interviews from the show itself, archive footage and present day discussion, feature length documentary The Story of SOUL! will recount the story of an historic African-American series and a how it’s ideals and goals affect America today.