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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

4 average rating
4
English / 100 MIN. / 2004

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

Muhammad AliJonelle AllenJohn AmosEddie 'Rochester' AndersonDesi ArnazObba BabatundéPearl BaileyLucille BallHarry BelafontePatricia BelcherWillie BestH. Rap BrownCindy BirdsongJames BrownCab CallowayDiahann CarrollRay CharlesBill CosbySammy Davis Jr.Ruby DeeRedd FoxxMarvin GayeWhoopi GoldbergArsenio HallLena HorneMichael Jackson

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