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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

2004
1h 40m
4.0(1 votes)
Documentary

Overview

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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26 members
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Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Muhammad Ali
Acting

Jonelle Allen

Self

Jonelle Allen
Acting

John Amos

(archive footage)

John Amos
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Self (archive footage)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
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Desi Arnaz

(archive footage)

Desi Arnaz
Acting

Obba Babatundé

Self

Obba Babatundé
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Pearl Bailey

Self (archive footage)

Pearl Bailey
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Lucille Ball

(archive footage)

Lucille Ball
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Harry Belafonte

Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte
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Patricia Belcher

Self

Patricia Belcher
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Willie Best

Self (archive footage)

Willie Best
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H. Rap Brown

Self (archive footage)

No Image
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Cindy Birdsong

Self (archive footage)

Cindy Birdsong
Acting

James Brown

Self (archive footage)

James Brown
Acting

Cab Calloway

Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway
Acting

Diahann Carroll

(archive footage)

Diahann Carroll
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Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles
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Bill Cosby

Self (archive footage)

Bill Cosby
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Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.
Acting

Ruby Dee

(archive footage)

Ruby Dee
Acting

Redd Foxx

(archive footage)

Redd Foxx
Acting

Marvin Gaye

Self (archive footage)

Marvin Gaye
Acting

Whoopi Goldberg

Self (archive footage)

Whoopi Goldberg
Acting

Arsenio Hall

Self (archive footage)

Arsenio Hall
Acting

Lena Horne

Self (archive footage)

Lena Horne
Acting

Michael Jackson

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson

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