Debuting in 1968, SOUL! marked the first all-Black variety show to be aired nationally on public television, blending artists from the fringes with the burgeoning Black radical ideology of the post-Civil Rights era. Mr. SOUL! explores this pivotal chapter in television history and the visionary behind it, showcasing a significant shift in representation that still reverberates in contemporary culture.
Show
Independent Lens
Episode
S22E09
Air Date
Feb 22, 2021
Season 22 Episodes
S22E01
Feels Good Man
S22E02
Represent
S22E03
Jonathan Scott's Power Trip
S22E04
Belly of the Beast
S22E05
A Woman’s Work: The NFL’s Cheerleader Problem
S22E06
A Day in the Life of America / American Nomads
S22E07
9to5: The Story of a Movement
S22E08
Women in Blue
S22E09
Mr. SOUL!
S22E10
Coded Bias
S22E12
The Donut King
S22E13
Two Gods
S22E14
The People vs. Agent Orange