TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Trailer

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years Trailer (2004)

01 January 2004 Factual 100 mins

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

as Self (archive footage)

John Amos

as (archive footage)

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

as Self (archive footage)

Desi Arnaz

as (archive footage)

Pearl Bailey

as Self (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

as (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte

as Self (archive footage)

Willie Best

as Self (archive footage)

H. Rap Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Cindy Birdsong

as Self (archive footage)

James Brown

as Self (archive footage)

Cab Calloway

as Self (archive footage)

Diahann Carroll

as (archive footage)

International Releases Dates

United States 01 January 2004

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