TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2004-01-01
  • User Rating: 4/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Multicom Entertainment Group
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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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  • Muhammad Ali

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Jonelle Allen

    as Self
  • John Amos

    as (archive footage)
  • Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Desi Arnaz

    as (archive footage)
  • Obba Babatundé

    as Self
  • Pearl Bailey

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Lucille Ball

    as (archive footage)
  • Harry Belafonte

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Patricia Belcher

    as Self
  • Willie Best

    as Self (archive footage)
  • H. Rap Brown

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Cindy Birdsong

    as Self (archive footage)
  • James Brown

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Cab Calloway

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Diahann Carroll

    as (archive footage)
  • Ray Charles

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Bill Cosby

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Ruby Dee

    as (archive footage)
  • Redd Foxx

    as (archive footage)
  • Marvin Gaye

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Whoopi Goldberg

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Arsenio Hall

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Lena Horne

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Michael Jackson

    as Self (archive footage)
Writing Michiko Byers Writer
Production Dante J. Pugliese Executive Producer
Writing Ruth Adkins Robinson Writer
Writing Brandon Christopher Writer

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