TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Documentary · 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.

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Cast

Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage)
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Jonelle Allen Self John Amos (archive footage) Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson Self (archive footage) Desi Arnaz (archive footage) Obba Babatundé Self Pearl Bailey Self (archive footage) Lucille Ball (archive footage) Harry Belafonte Self (archive footage) Patricia Belcher Self Willie Best Self (archive footage) H. Rap Brown Self (archive footage)

Crew

Writer
Michiko Byers, Ruth Adkins Robinson, Brandon Christopher

Details

Release date
2004-01-01
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Multicom Entertainment Group