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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
2004, Jan 01
1h 40m
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.
Written by
Brandon Christopher, Michiko Byers, Ruth Adkins Robinson
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Patricia Belcher
Self
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall
Self (archive footage)
Obba Babatundé
Self
Jonelle Allen
Self
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Self (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
John Amos
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Willie Best
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Dee
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Whoopi Goldberg
Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Pearl Bailey
Self (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll
(archive footage)
Desi Arnaz
(archive footage)
Marvin Gaye
Self (archive footage)
Redd Foxx
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Lucille Ball
(archive footage)
Cindy Birdsong
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
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