TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Patricia Belcher · Obba Babatundé · Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson · Ruth Adkins Robinson · Harry Belafonte · John Amos · Brandon Christopher · Lucille Ball · Jonelle Allen · Pearl Bailey · Michiko Byers · Muhammad Ali · Desi Arnaz