This was “Soul Train,” the music television series that served as Blackness’ binoculars.
In the middle of the Black Power era and feeding from the civil rights movement, “Soul Train” provided a fresh opportunity for Black people to see and celebrate themselves.
“We wouldn’t have a house party or at a club where we weren’t doing the ‘Soul Train’ line,” she said.
“Those were the fits and the looks and the moves where I think ‘Soul Train’ probably had its biggest influence.”Still, Cochrane, a Gen X-er, says that her era of the “Soul Train” — and the “Soul Train” line — moved with the times.
“But it was on ‘Soul Train’ that we got to see our favorite artist, hear our beloved songs, get our style trends and language.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, TRL, Ultra, Black Power, Michael Ochs Archives, Fox, Black Television
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Afro Sheen, America, Washington ,, Philadelphia, Shalamar, American