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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Documentary

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.

Date: 01/01/2004
Rating: 4.0
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Jonelle Allen, John Amos, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Desi Arnaz, Obba Babatundé, Pearl Bailey, Lucille Ball, Harry Belafonte, Patricia Belcher, Willie Best, H. Rap Brown, Cindy Birdsong, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Diahann Carroll, Ray Charles, Bill Cosby, Sammy Davis Jr., Ruby Dee, Redd Foxx, Marvin Gaye, Whoopi Goldberg, Arsenio Hall, Lena Horne, Michael Jackson

Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Muhammad Ali

Jonelle Allen as Self in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Jonelle Allen

John Amos as (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years John Amos

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

Desi Arnaz as (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Desi Arnaz

Obba Babatundé as Self in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Obba Babatundé

Pearl Bailey as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Pearl Bailey

Lucille Ball as (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Lucille Ball

Harry Belafonte as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Harry Belafonte

Patricia Belcher as Self in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Patricia Belcher

Willie Best as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Willie Best

H. Rap Brown

Cindy Birdsong as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Cindy Birdsong

James Brown as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years James Brown

Cab Calloway as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Cab Calloway

Diahann Carroll as (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Diahann Carroll

Ray Charles as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Ray Charles

Bill Cosby as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Bill Cosby

Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Sammy Davis Jr.

Ruby Dee as (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Ruby Dee

Redd Foxx as (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Redd Foxx

Marvin Gaye as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Marvin Gaye

Whoopi Goldberg as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Whoopi Goldberg

Arsenio Hall as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Arsenio Hall

Lena Horne as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Lena Horne

Michael Jackson as Self (archive footage) in TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Michael Jackson