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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years poster

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

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.

Release: 2004-01-01
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: 4 / 10
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)
Cindy Birdsong
Cindy Birdsong
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll
Diahann Carroll
(archive footage)
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage)