Poster movie

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Documentary

Lenguage:100 min

Duration:en

Release date:Jan 1, 2004

Calificacion:4.0

Description:

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 Ali
Muhammad AliSelf (archive footage)
Jonelle Allen
Jonelle AllenSelf
John Amos
John Amos(archive footage)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonSelf (archive footage)
Desi Arnaz
Desi Arnaz(archive footage)
Obba Babatundé
Obba BabatundéSelf
Pearl Bailey
Pearl BaileySelf (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball(archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
Harry BelafonteSelf (archive footage)
Patricia Belcher
Patricia BelcherSelf

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