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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Jan. 01, 2004100 Min.
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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.
Original title TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
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Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson isSelf (archive footage)
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Pearl Bailey isSelf (archive footage)
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Lucille Ball is(archive footage)
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Harry Belafonte isSelf (archive footage)
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