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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Release Date:January 1, 2004

Running Time:100 min

Genres:Documentary

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

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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