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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004 · 100 min

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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.

Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)JJonelle AllenSelfJohn Amos(archive footage)Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSelf (archive footage)Desi Arnaz(archive footage)Obba BabatundéSelfPearl BaileySelf (archive footage)Lucille Ball(archive footage)Harry BelafonteSelf (archive footage)Patricia BelcherSelfWillie BestSelf (archive footage)H. Rap BrownSelf (archive footage)Cindy BirdsongSelf (archive footage)James BrownSelf (archive footage)Cab CallowaySelf (archive footage)

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Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)JJonelle AllenSelfJohn Amos(archive footage)Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSelf (archive footage)Desi Arnaz(archive footage)Obba BabatundéSelfPearl BaileySelf (archive footage)Lucille Ball(archive footage)Harry BelafonteSelf (archive footage)Patricia BelcherSelfWillie BestSelf (archive footage)H. Rap BrownSelf (archive footage)Cindy BirdsongSelf (archive footage)James BrownSelf (archive footage)Cab CallowaySelf (archive footage)

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