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