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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Cast
- Muhammad Ali — Self (archive footage)
- Jonelle Allen — Self
- John Amos — (archive footage)
- Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson — Self (archive footage)
- Desi Arnaz — (archive footage)
- Obba Babatundé — Self
- Pearl Bailey — Self (archive footage)
- Lucille Ball — (archive footage)
- Harry Belafonte — Self (archive footage)
- Patricia Belcher — Self
- Willie Best — Self (archive footage)
- H. Rap Brown — Self (archive footage)
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