TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (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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Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage) |
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Jonelle Allen as Self |
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John Amos as (archive footage) |
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Self (archive footage) |
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Desi Arnaz as (archive footage) |
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Obba Babatundé as Self |
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Pearl Bailey as Self (archive footage) |
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Lucille Ball as (archive footage) |
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Harry Belafonte as Self (archive footage) |
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Patricia Belcher as Self |
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Willie Best as Self (archive footage) |
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H. Rap Brown as Self (archive footage) |
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Cindy Birdsong as Self (archive footage) |
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James Brown as Self (archive footage) |
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Cab Calloway as Self (archive footage) |
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Diahann Carroll as (archive footage) |
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Ray Charles as Self (archive footage) |
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Bill Cosby as Self (archive footage) |
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Sammy Davis Jr. as Self (archive footage) |
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Ruby Dee as (archive footage) |
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Redd Foxx as (archive footage) |
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Marvin Gaye as Self (archive footage) |
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Whoopi Goldberg as Self (archive footage) |
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Arsenio Hall as Self (archive footage) |
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Lena Horne as Self (archive footage) |
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Michael Jackson as Self (archive footage) |
| Writing | Brandon Christopher | Writer |
| Writing | Michiko Byers | Writer |
| Writing | Ruth Adkins Robinson | Writer |
| Production | Dante J. Pugliese | Executive Producer |
