TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

Name: TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-01-01
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Muhammad Ali, Jonelle Allen, John Amos, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Desi Arnaz

Documentary

20041h 40m6.0

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.