TV in Black The First Fifty Years
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Overview
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
Jonelle Allen
John Amos
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Desi Arnaz
Obba Babatundé
Pearl Bailey
Lucille Ball
Harry Belafonte
Patricia Belcher
Willie Best
H. Rap Brown
Cindy Birdsong
James Brown
Cab Calloway
Diahann Carroll
Ray Charles
Bill Cosby
Sammy Davis Jr.
Ruby Dee
Redd Foxx
Marvin Gaye
Whoopi Goldberg
Arsenio Hall
Lena Horne
