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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

01 Jan 2004
  • United States of America
100 mins
4
1 votes
  • Documentary
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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.
  • Muhammad Ali

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Jonelle Allen

    as Self
  • John Amos

    as (archive footage)
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Desi Arnaz

    as (archive footage)
  • Obba Babatundé

    as Self
  • Pearl Bailey

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Lucille Ball

    as (archive footage)
  • Harry Belafonte

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Patricia Belcher

    as Self
  • Willie Best

    as Self (archive footage)
  • H. Rap Brown

    as Self (archive footage)

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