TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Storyline

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
    1/1/2004
    Runtime
    1h 40min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Multicom Entertainment Group
Cast
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Jonelle Allen
Jonelle Allen
Self
John Amos
John Amos
(archive footage)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz
(archive footage)
Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé
Self
Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey
Self (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
(archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Patricia Belcher
Patricia Belcher
Self
Willie Best
Willie Best
Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
Cindy Birdsong
Cindy Birdsong
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
(archive footage)
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
(archive footage)
Redd Foxx
Redd Foxx
(archive footage)
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Self (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)

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