TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Original title: TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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4.0/10

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1/1/2004

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1h 40min

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Screenwriter: Michiko Byers, Ruth Adkins Robinson, Brandon Christopher

Cast

Mohamed Ali

Mohamed 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)