AchievementJanuary 1969· music
Harlem Cultural Festival Draws 300,000 Attendees
Six free concerts in Mount Morris Park featured Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, B.B. King, and Mahalia Jackson. Ignored by mainstream media while Woodstock was celebrated, footage was unseen for 50 years until the documentary 'Summer of Soul' in 2021.