TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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 Date
January 1, 2004Runtime
100 minGenres
DocumentaryWritten by
Brandon Christopher, Ruth Adkins Robinson, Michiko ByersLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
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)
Cindy Birdsong
Self (archive footage)
James Brown
Self (archive footage)
Cab Calloway
Self (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll
(archive footage)
Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)
Bill Cosby
Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Dee
(archive footage)
Redd Foxx
(archive footage)
Marvin Gaye
Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg
Self (archive footage)
Arsenio Hall
Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)Similar movies
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