Image TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Documentary 1h 40m 2004

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
Arsenio Hall, Bill Cosby, Cab Calloway, Cindy Birdsong, Desi Arnaz

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