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Film / 2004
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.
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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.
Cast
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Jonelle AllenSelf
John Amos(archive footage)
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSelf (archive footage)
Desi Arnaz(archive footage)
Obba BabatundéSelf
Pearl BaileySelf (archive footage)
Lucille Ball(archive footage)
Harry BelafonteSelf (archive footage)
Patricia BelcherSelf
Willie BestSelf (archive footage)
H. Rap BrownSelf (archive footage)
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Cindy BirdsongSelf (archive footage)
James BrownSelf (archive footage)
Cab CallowaySelf (archive footage)
Diahann Carroll(archive footage)
Ray CharlesSelf (archive footage)
Bill CosbySelf (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)
Ruby Dee(archive footage)
Redd Foxx(archive footage)
Marvin GayeSelf (archive footage)
Whoopi GoldbergSelf (archive footage)
Arsenio HallSelf (archive footage)
Lena HorneSelf (archive footage)
Michael JacksonSelf (archive footage)
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