TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years 2004

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Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The interviews accompany clips from groundbreaking shows and performances by entertainment pioneers that create a timeline of the portrayal of African Americans throughout TV history.

  • Released: 2004-01-01
  • Runtime: 100 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Stars: Cab Calloway, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Willie Best, Obba Babatundé, Ray Charles, Redd Foxx, John Amos, H. Rap Brown, Jonelle Allen, Pearl Bailey, Diahann Carroll, Sammy Davis Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Lena Horne, Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Cindy Birdsong, Bill Cosby, Ruby Dee, Arsenio Hall  Show all >
    Harry Belafonte, Marvin Gaye, Patricia Belcher, Muhammad Ali, James Brown, Michael Jackson
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