TV in Black: The First Fifty Years(2004)

Name: TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Released: 2004-01-01
Rating: 4
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Jonelle Allen, John Amos, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Desi Arnaz

01/01/2004 (US)Documentary1h 40m

4.0

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.

Brandon Christopher

Writer

Michiko Byers

Writer

Ruth Adkins Robinson

Writer