TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004 en 100 minutes

Rating: 4

Plot

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

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)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

(archive footage)

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx

(archive footage)

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Self (archive footage)

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Self (archive footage)

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

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