TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

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

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  Muhammad Ali

  Self (archive footage)
• Jonelle Allen

  Self
• 
  John Amos

  (archive footage)
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  Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

  Self (archive footage)
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  Desi Arnaz

  (archive footage)
• 
  Obba Babatundé

  Self

Crew