TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

5.3 100 min Movie
Documentary

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.

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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 H. Rap Brown Self (archive footage)

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