Harlem 69: The Future of Soul

by Stuart Cosgrove

Book Overview

In 1969, among Harlem's Rabelaisian cast of characters are bandleader King Curtis, soul singers Aretha Franklin and Donny Hathaway, and drug peddler Jimmy 'Goldfinger' Terrell. In February a raid on tenements across New York leads to the arrest of 21 Black Panther party members and one of the most controversial trials of the era. In the summer Harlem plays host to Black Woodstock and concerts starring Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder and Nina...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846974747
• ISBN13: 9781846974748
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Polygon
• Length: 368 Pages