TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
1h 40m
Running Time
January 1, 2004Release Date
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)
1h 40m
Running Time
January 1, 2004Release Date
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 & Crew.
![Muhammad Ali](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3213-muhammad-ali.webp)
Muhammad Ali
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![Jonelle Allen](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/91011-jonelle-allen.webp)
Jonelle Allen
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![John Amos](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3687-john-amos.webp)
John Amos
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![Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24314-eddie-rochester-anderson.webp)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
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![Desi Arnaz](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/37551-desi-arnaz.webp)
Desi Arnaz
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![Obba Babatundé](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/872-obba-babatunde.webp)
Obba Babatundé
Self
![Pearl Bailey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/63389-pearl-bailey.webp)
Pearl Bailey
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![Lucille Ball](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24249-lucille-ball.webp)
Lucille Ball
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![Harry Belafonte](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/44225-harry-belafonte.webp)
Harry Belafonte
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![Willie Best](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16842-willie-best.webp)
Willie Best
Self (archive footage)
![Patricia Belcher](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15706-patricia-belcher.webp)
Patricia Belcher
Self
![H. Rap Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
H. Rap Brown
Self (archive footage)
![Brandon Christopher](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Brandon Christopher
Writer
![Cindy Birdsong](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/136759-cindy-birdsong.webp)
Cindy Birdsong
Self (archive footage)
![Ruth Adkins Robinson](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ruth Adkins Robinson
Writer
![James Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/3217-james-brown.webp)