This was one of a series of concerts James Brown gave at the Apollo in Harlem in March 1968. This performance was broadcast on television as James Brown: Man To Man.
In addition to 16 vintage color performances from the concert, this special also includes film of James Brown walking the streets of Harlem and Watts as he speaks to the state of Black America and describes the political and socioeconomic advances that need to be accomplished:
“My flight is for Black American to become American.”—James Brown
This concert is much a 1968 James Brown time capsule as it is a timeless representation of how music can change the world.
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